Comments on: Dumping Gear the Green Way

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:36:13 +0000

I work for bb and people so far seem to love this program… i’ve already used it myself, quick, easy, and painless.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:23:21 +0000

Greg, anything of value I ebay. Well the ebay consignment shop does. They take a hefty cut, but deal with the scammers and shipping for me. We just dropped off Melissa’s old Blackberry and a large (unused) external hard drive on Sunday.

Scott, I see why you used a TinyURL. Your tax dollars obviously don’t also cover sensible web addresses. Unfortunately TinyURLs do have a shelf life – not sure how long it is, but at least a few days I hope.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:08:36 +0000

My taxes pay for one of the easiest recycling programs in the country. I just drive over to the nearby transfer station and ditch up to 5 computers for free.

http://tinyurl.com/asxv3k

* Five each of the same type of electronic per household (for example, 5 TV’s, 5 monitors, 5 CPU’s, 5 printers, etc.)

By: Greg Glockner

Greg Glockner — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:21:54 +0000

Yep, I was surprised that you didn’t mention Craigslist or ebay. Whenever I turn old gear into cash, it helps me justify the new gear with Mrs. G.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:07:56 +0000

Of course, the first and best method of recycling is to get gear to folks who want it – family, friends, schools, Craigslist, or Freecycle. But some of it is just junk and needs to go. Related, I’ve got another printer (AOI) that I’m going to give to a pal… as I’m done overpyaing and frequently replacing ink jet cartridges. (I replaced my HP with this wireless/wired Brother laser printer – in a few weeks of use, I’ve got no complaints. It’s fast and quiet enough. Works with both Win and OS X.)