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Computers and electronic equipment may bring enjoyment and are great tools for our daily lives but when they are thrown in the trash and become part of the environment they become a very serious toxic threat and will damage the environment. Berntech supports/practices the following programs and links you can trade in, donate or recycle your old equipment. Its just the best policy for us all!
Hewlett Packard(HP) Recycling HP is one of leading corporate companies that are recycling, they have as of 2007 recycled 1 billion pounds of electronic products. They have another 1 billion pounds goal by 2010. You can recycle empty HP printer cartridges(for free), computers, cell phones, monitors and more mostly for free. Some services have a fee, is it not worth it? Most you can order free materials or pre-paid labels to ship recycle materials to HP, for all details go to www.hp.com/recycle.
THE TIGERDIRECT LAPTOP/NOTEBOOK PC TRADE IN PROGRAM Tired of that old notebook PC? Help the environment by trading it in and receive a TigerDirect Gift Certificate. Use the Gift Certificate for a new laptop/notebook or other product purchase online at Tigerdirect or at TigerDirect retail and outlet stores. Complete the simple online estimator and get your estimated trade-in value immediately. Once complete, you'll get a pre-paid shipping label that you can use to ship your notebook in to complete the process and get your Gift Certificate.Click here for more information or to get started now!
TRADE-IN PROGRAM - GET A TIGERDIRECT GIFT CERTIFICATE TigerDirect has always been one of the first to offer our customers the latest and greatest technology products, to help you keep up-to-date with faster, smaller, better computing products.Now, we are able to offer you a way to "trade-in" any of your older computers, notebooks, lcd monitors, digital cameras, & mobile phones and get a Tiger Gift Certificate in exchange.Please do not throw away your older technology products in the trash. Help keep the environment clean and avoid adding any "e-waste" to the landfills across the country. By trading-in your older computer products, you are helping to save the environment and you will get a Tiger Gift Certificate to use on a future purchase at Tiger. Click here for more information or to start the trade-in process.
DONATE National Cristina Foundation (NCF) provides computer technology and solutions to give people with disabilities, students at risk and economically disadvantaged persons the opportunity, through training, to lead more independent and productive lives.Every day, across America and around the world, National Cristina Foundation is working to ensure that used computer technology resources that no longer meet an enterprise's or an individual's needs are given a second productive life as a tool for developing human potential.You have the power to increase the untapped potential of people who have special needs. National Cristina Foundation accepts donations from individuals and corporations alike. NCF's goal resonates in its public awareness message, "Machines you can write off. People you can't." Join us in helping to realize this goal!
Click here if you would prefer to donate your older computer hardware.
RECYCLE Here are a few more links to help you safely recycle your older computer and consumer electronic products.
Electronics TakeBack Coalition- The electronics recycling industry is plagued by phoney recyclers - those that rely on low-road practices for making a quick buck, like exporting to developing countries and using prison labor for processing, or simply dumping e-waste after taking out the most valuable parts.
Learn more about the problem of e-waste exporting, and prison recycling. The Electronics TakeBack Coalition promotes responsible recycling by
Exposing the problems caused by phoney recyclers, who use low road methods and undercut responsible companies
Promoting responsible recyclers
Pressuring the manufacturers (directly and via legslation) to provide free, responsible recycling of their old products
Earth 911.com - A nonprofit organization with detailed listings of reuse and recycling centers specializing in computers and electronics. By entering your ZIP code on the site you can find your nearest electronics recycling event/location.
