14 Feb
2002
14 Feb
'02
5:20 a.m.
On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Sellam Ismail wrote:
I spoke with a representative from Gifts In Kind this
morning.
Basically, they collect the computers from Staples and divert them to
four regional processing centers across the country. Those processing
centers are already-established recycling entities that will then
process the computers, separating out the wheat from the chaff. The
resulting systems will then be placed by Gifts In Kind. The rest are
recycled.
So where are the regional processing centers located?
Gifts in Kind also handles the computer recycling
program for IBM.
The rep told me that the last time they did this, they collected about
2000 computers, of which only about 90 met the minimum standards for
donating (Pentium 1). This was about a year ago.
I guess that means roughly that out of 2000 computers less than 5% were
"usable" by their standards...shesh, what happened to all the other
systems? I think I'm gonna be sick ;P
The rep told me they needed a processing center for
the west coast.
All the computers from Staples stores in the west will wind up in Los
Angeles. I told her about the ACCRC and it looks like she is going to
talk to them and make arrangements to have the machines shipped to
their facility and use the ACCRC as their west coast processing
center.
Rest assured that any classic systems that come through from this
program will be rescued ;)
Score? :)
-Toth