[Noisebridge-discuss] policy on electronics gear dropoff?

[maestro]

# i also saw this 'on the street' the other day...
# it was actually on the back of S.F. truck...
# FREE ELECTRONICS RECYCLING
# 5106839622


# don't know what they take but WE may be able>>
# to get a regular pick-up set up or???

# be mindful they don't accept calls from>>
# blocked no.s

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On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Fiid Williams <fiid at fiid.net> wrote:

> San Francisco residents can recycle home ewaste (and almost anything else
> too - including engine oil and chemical stuff) for free at the Recology
> center on Tunnel Ave (near the Bayshore Caltrain Station).  Their open
> Monday to Saturday IIRC.  Theres more info on the city recycling/waste
> management pages.
>
> Also:  If there are things that need to be taken apart, that might make a
> fun kid's event or activity.  My kids love pulling stuff apart, and
> although they usually finish before all the stepper motors are pulled, it's
> almost always a lot easier to get them once they've finished.
>
> --Fiid.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Shawn <shawnlandden at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 3:08 AM, Brian Cloutier <
>> briancloutier2010 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> > We really don't want CRT monitors or bulky items with minimal
>>> hackability..
>>>
>>> If anyone wants to donate CRTs (well, only one or two) I'll love them
>>> forever, free flyback transformers are kinda rare and I just love making
>>> plasma speakers with them.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>  AFAIK it costs ~$9 to recycle a CRT properly, which is what led
>> Goodwills in Washington state to stop taking them. (as they have a strong
>> policy of correctly recycling things)
>>
>> Doesn't California have a tax now however that covers recycling costs, so
>> that california residents get free monitor recycling?
>>
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