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This Wikidelphia resource page gives you suggestions on what to do with your old, unwanted computer equipment, i.e., where to '''donate a computer'''.
  
 
==Places==
 
==Places==
 
''Nonprofit''
 
''Nonprofit''
*Goodwill Industries and Best Buy have arranged computer drop-off locations in the area.  
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*The donation centers of [[Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia|Goodwill Industries]] accept computers, accessories, and other electronics for recycling.
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**Donation Guide: [http://goodwillnj.org/donate/ Donate]
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*Best Buy has arranged computer drop-off locations in the area.  
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**Guide: [http://www.bestbuy.com/site/clp/recycling/pcmcat149900050025.c?id=pcmcat149900050025 Electronics and Appliances Recycling at Best Buy]
 
*Many small computer repair shops will take used computers and refurbish them for sale.  
 
*Many small computer repair shops will take used computers and refurbish them for sale.  
*Single working computers can be posted via Philadelphia Freecycle. [http://groups.freecycle.org/group/PhiladelphiaPA/posts/all groups.freecycle.org/group/PhiladelphiaPA/posts/all]
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*Single working computers can be posted via [[Philly FreeCycle]].
*Penn CommuniTech [http://www.ctech.org ctech.org] is a nonprofit community organization focused on providing free service to the community.
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*[[CommuniTech]] is a nonprofit community organization focused on providing free service to the community.
**Donations: [http://ctech.org/donations ctech.org/donations]
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**Donations: [http://ctech.org/donations Donations]
  
 
''Commercial''
 
''Commercial''
*eForce Recycling: What you need to know about electronics recycling. [http://eforcerecycling.com/ElectronicsRecycling/tabid/927/Default.aspx eforcerecycling.com/ElectronicsRecycling/tabid/927/Default.aspx]
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*[[eForce Recycling]] does recycling in many categories, including computers.
*Philadelphia Sanitation Convenience Centers: E-waste, including computers, monitors, televisions, and other computer-related equipment. Locations: Sanitation Convenience Centers. [http://www.philadelphiastreets.com/sanitation/residential/sanitation-convenience-centers philadelphiastreets.com/sanitation/residential/sanitation-convenience-centers]
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**Guide: [http://eforcerecycling.com/ElectronicsRecycling/tabid/927/Default.aspx What you need to know about electronics recycling]
*Staples accepts many electronics for free recycling. Recycling: Start greening your office. [http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/easy-on-the-planet/recycling-and-eco-services.html staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/easy-on-the-planet/recycling-and-eco-services.html]
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*[[Philadelphia Streets Department]] Sanitation Convenience Centers accept e-waste, including computers, monitors, televisions, and other computer-related equipment.  
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**Locations: [http://www.philadelphiastreets.com/sanitation/residential/sanitation-convenience-centers Sanitation Convenience Centers]
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*Staples accepts many electronics for free recycling.
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**Guide: [http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/easy-on-the-planet/recycling-and-eco-services.html Recycling: Electronics recycling & tech trade-in]
  
 
==Articles==
 
==Articles==
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*[https://technical.ly/philly/2017/02/24/donate-old-electronics-in-philly/ Here are 5 places in Philly to donate your old electronics, technical.ly/philly/2017/02/24]
 
*[http://www.greenphillyblog.com/recycle/where-to-recycle-electronics-philadelphia/ Where Can I Recycle Electronics in Philadelphia?], Green Philly Blog, May 6, 2015.
 
*[http://www.greenphillyblog.com/recycle/where-to-recycle-electronics-philadelphia/ Where Can I Recycle Electronics in Philadelphia?], Green Philly Blog, May 6, 2015.
 
*[http://www.techsoup.org/support/articles-and-how-tos/ten-tips-for-donating-a-computer Ten Tips for Donating a Computer], Tech Soup, March 27, 2012.
 
*[http://www.techsoup.org/support/articles-and-how-tos/ten-tips-for-donating-a-computer Ten Tips for Donating a Computer], Tech Soup, March 27, 2012.
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*Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_recycling Computer recycling]
 
*Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_recycling Computer recycling]
 
*[[Disposing of electronics]]
 
*[[Disposing of electronics]]
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== Publisher's Note==
 
* This page might be eliminated and replaced by a Category "Does Computer Reuse"
 
  
* There are a variety of uses for a page like this. Let's take that conversation to the Discussion page.
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[[Category:Does-Recycling]]
 
 
[[User:Stan|Stan]] ([[User talk:Stan|talk]]) 08:19, 13 April 2017 (EDT)
 
[[Category:Does-Recycling]][[Category:Is-Resource_Page]][[Category:Using-Computers]]
 
 
[[Category:Does-Reuse]]
 
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Revision as of 19:50, 26 January 2020

This Wikidelphia resource page gives you suggestions on what to do with your old, unwanted computer equipment, i.e., where to donate a computer.

Places

Nonprofit

Commercial

Articles

See Also