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Computer reuse and recyclingback to E-WasteAre you unsure what to do with your old PC or toner cartridges? Do you live in the ACT? Below is a list of places you can drop off your discarded IT equipment and peripherals locally and ensure this waste stream is being managed sustainably. Charity Computers (reuse & recycle computers) Dell (reuse & recycle computers) GreenPC (reuse computers) Mitchell and Mugga Lane Resource Management Centres (recycle) Cartridges for Planet Ark (toner cartridges) Cartridge Rescue (toner cartridges) Cartridge World (refill cartridges) Close the Loop (all cartridges from all copiers, printers faxes) Toner Express (remanufactures and collects cartridges) Charity ComputersWho can use this service?Public, business, educational institutions and government. Location 46 Lhotsky Street, Charnwood, ACT 2615 (Also various local centres in NSW, QLD and VIC) Contact Address: PO Box 6742, Charnwood, ACT 2615 Telephone: 02 6101 6931 Facsimile: 02 6259 8034 Email: admin@charitycomputers.com Website: www.charitycomputers.com Description Charity Computers receive donated computers in working and non-working order. Those that are working, or have working parts, are repaired and reused. These computers are then supplied to individuals in need and not-for-profit organisations. Charity Computers also employs and trains up to 100 Work for the Dole participants each year to work at their computer repair centre. They provide computers from their premises in Charnwood, as well as being involved in local and overseas projects in line with their ethos. Non-working computers, after being stripped for parts, are sent to Sequel Surplus in Melbourne for recycling in Australia or overseas. While plastic is currently not recycled, Charity Computers have a no landfill goal which they are working towards. $20 disposal fee applies to monitors (14in monitors, faulty monitors, monitors without stands) and Apple items, and $5 for printers requiring ink or faulty. Pick-ups for quantities of computers negotiable. DellWho can use this service?Household and business. Location Can pick up equipment anywhere accessible to a courier in Australia and New Zealand. (Dell also have drop off points in Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington) Contact Telephone: 1800 465 890 (toll free) Email: recycling_dell_au@dell.com Website: www.dell.com.au/recycle Description Dell offers buy back and recycling for any brand of used computer equipment. This includes desktops, notebooks, storage, networking, monitors, printers, projectors, and computer peripherals such as keyboards and mice. Reusable products that still have market value are refurbished and resold. The buy back system returns any monetary value gained through recycling this equipment via rebate vouchers to be redeemed for cash against any Dell products (according to their terms and conditions). They offer data security for computers that are to be resold. Recycling for equipment with no resale value is done in Australia through MRI. With recycling centres in Melbourne and Sydney, and using Australian-designed recycling systems, Dell and MRI are active in helping divert e-waste from landfill and illegal overseas export. The cost of recycling is $10 pick-up fee, plus $13 per unit in metro areas or $15.50 in non-metro areas. (Drop off at the drop off points is $8.50 per unit). A PC with monitor is 2 units. GreenPCWho can use this service?Household, business and government. Location Corner Webster Street and Groom Street, Hughes ACT Contact Address: PO Box 5610, Hughes ACT 2605 Telephone: 02 6232 5256 Email: act@greenpc.com.au Website: www.greenpc.com.au Description GreenPC accept preferably working or reusable computers. GreenPC is a contribution by Infoxchange Australia to provide affordable computers to individuals facing difficulty acquiring new computer equipment, as well as to charities and community groups. GreenPC is itself a non-profit organisation. For computers that are in working or reusable order this service is free of charge. For those that are not in working order, a fee is charged to cover recycling costs. Ring or email first to discuss and arrange drop off times. Mitchell Resource Management Centre and
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