Computer Recycling Day

Posted by on April 1, 2005

On Saturday, April 16th , Teaming for Technology (T4T), an initiative of United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, will sponsor a PC Recycling Day at Montgomery County Senior Adult Activities Center in Norristown from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Only the following items will be accepted: monitors, keyboards, mice, and Windows computers with a minimum Pentium II processor. Recycled computers will be given to computer refurbishers, who will re-build the computers and distribute them to agencies in the Philadelphia region. A donation of $5 per computer or monitor is requested to cover the costs associated with refurbishing and recycling electronics.

T4T is holding PC Recycling Day in conjunction with the start of Earth Week, beginning April 17, to raise awareness about “e-waste,” a term used to refer to discarded electronics, and help reduce the amount of old computers ending up in landfills that could be used elsewhere or disposed of properly.

The Montgomery County Senior Adult Activities Center is located at 536 George Street in Norristown. For individuals or companies who would like to recycle more than 10 computers, please call 215-665-2566 to make arrangements.

Teaming for Technology, an initiative of United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, offers a variety of services as a provider of non-profit technology assistance and community technology access solutions. T4T has four main product lines: Assistance Program, Internship Program, Digital Inclusion Program, and Training Program. For more information on T4T and the services it offers to non-profits in the Philadelphia region, please visit http://www.t4t.uwsepa.org/.