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Electronic Waste=20
Recycling in Texas
The end of analog is =
here --=20
the switch to digital TV signals is=20
complete. If you are replacing your TV, don't=20
put the old set on the curb or take it to =
the=20
landfill! TVs contain lead, mercury and many other =
toxic=20
materials, so please help our environment by =
recycling=20
instead. Some=20
forward-thinking TV makers are offering free =
recycling,=20
and the following links provide drop-off =
locations=20
for your old TV:
Click here for=20
Sony products
Click=20
=
here for LG products
Click here for=20
Samsung products
Click here for Wal-Mart =
products
Click here for =
Panasonic, Sharp and=20
Toshiba products
New: Best Buy has=20
launched a national recycling program: all =
U.S. Best=20
Buy stores will accept most consumer electronics, =
including televisions and monitors up to 32=E2=80=9D, =
computer CPUs=20
and notebooks, small electronics, VCR and DVD players, =
and=20
phones, as well as accessories such as keyboards, =
mice, and=20
remotes. Click here for=20
details!
Click=20
here to find a Best Buy=20
location.
Of=20
course, the best thing you can do is simply keep using =
your=20
TV. If you have cable, satellite or a =
digital-ready=20
TV, you are already taken care of. If =
not, you can=20
get a digital converter box; fortunately, =
the U.S.=20
government will give you a coupon that makes this =
very=20
easy and affordable: visit http://www.dtv.gov/ =
for=20
details.
Computer =
recycling:=20
Because of state legislation passed in 2007 (House =
Bill 2714)=20
that came into full force on September 1st,=20
2008, consumers no longer have to rely on local=20
governments or their own pocketbooks to recycle their =
old=20
computers. All companies selling computers in =
Texas=20
must offer free and convenient recycling of their old =
computer=20
equipment. Visit www.texasrecyclescomputers.org for=20
locations to recycle your=20
computer.
Re-use, donation: can't someone use=20
it?
If your equipment still works, extending its =
useful=20
life can be a good option. There are many donation =
options=20
that channel equipment to people in need. However, =
many=20
donated computers that aren't functional may be sent =
overseas=20
for dirty scrap operations -- oftentimes we can't =
vouch for=20
them doing responsible recycling in all=20
cases.
Responsible Recycling=20
Options |
Responsible =
Recycling=20
Uncertain |
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Goodwill=20
has partnered with Dell to provide free computer =
recycling for all Texas residents! Any =
brand of=20
any e-waste is accepted, except non-working =
TVs. Click=20
here for locations.
Central =
Texas=20
Goodwill locations are now accepting=20
non-working Panasonic, Sharp and Toshiba=20
televisions. For all other brands, please donate =
only=20
working TVs. |
TechSoup listings for=20
hardware donors has =
refurbishers both in and out of the Microsoft =
Authorized=20
Refurbisher (MAR) Program, and also some =
end-of-life=20
recyclers. The zipcode searchable listing of =
Microsoft=20
Authorized Refurbishers is also available at: =
http://www.techsoup.org/mar/marList.aspx |
| World Computer Exchange=20
donates computers to people in developing =
countries to=20
help bridge the digital divde. They test all =
equipment=20
to make sure it is =
functional. |
The=20
National Cristina Foundation allows people =
to donate=20
equipment online.=20
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Current recycling =
options: what=20
to do with your defunct=20
e-waste
Computers
All =
computer manufacturers are=20
now required to provide recycling for=20
households and home-based businesses. Recycling is =
free,=20
producer-paid, and covers all computers, monitors, =
keyboards=20
and mice. Visit www.texasrecyclescomputers.org=20
to use your manufacturer's recycling=20
program.
Click here for more=20
information about the Texas=20
legislation.
Click here to provide feedback =
about your=20
experience using recycling programs.
Televisions
Most TV makers aren't =
offering=20
recycling options for their customers. But some=20
forward-thinking companies are, and the following =
links=20
provide drop-off locations for your old =
TV:
Click here for=20
Sony products
Click=20
=
here for LG products
Click here for=20
Samsung products
Click here for Wal-Mart =
products
Click here for =
Panasonic, Sharp and=20
Toshiba products
Best Buy =
accepts all brands=20
of TVs - click=20
here to find a Best Buy=20
=
location
Visit TakeBack My TV to =
urge=20
other manufacturers to recycle!
New: Click here for =
a Consumer's=20
Guide to TV Recycling.
Click =
here=20
for more information about the Digital TV switch and =
how to=20
keep your TV out of a =
landfill.
There are recycling =
companies that=20
will take your TV, for a fee. Caution is needed, =
however --=20
many companies that call themselves recyclers but =
haven't been=20
thoroughly checked out are possibly sending the =
materials to=20
very unsafe scrap operations in developing countries. =
For the=20
details on this, see the Basel =
Action=20
Network, the group that =
conducted two=20
major investigations on this shocking=20
practice.
There are some recyclers that have pledged to =
do the=20
right thing by signing BAN's Pledge of True =
Stewardship. There=20
are only three in Texas. They may charge a fee, =
so call=20
first to get details:
ECS=20
Refining (DFW =
area)
106 Tejas=20
Drive -- Terrell, Texas 75160 -- 800-637-6161 or=20
972-551-5900
=
Corona Visions (San=20
Antonio)
411 N. Medina -- San Antonio, TX 78207 --=20
210-521-7612
TechnoCycle=20
(Houston)
2121=20
Brittmoore Rd. Suite 3500 -- Houston, TX 77043 --=20
=
713-895-7409
=
There are several other recyclers that have =
not signed=20
the BAN Pledge but are working with Sony, LG and =
Samsung, who=20
have committed to no export of e-waste. They may =
charge a fee,=20
so call first to get details:
Austin=20
area:
(Sony or LG/Zenith products are =
free)=20
Earth Protection Services
3920 =
Gattis=20
School Road, Ste 112 -- Round Rock, TX 78664 --=20
512-251-4691
(Samsung products are free) =
DSI=20
Systems - Schertz (near San =
Antonio)
6025=20
Corridor Parkway -- Schertz, TX 78154 --=20
210-651-2000
D/FW =
area:
(Sony or=20
LG/Zenith products are=20
free) Intechra
2940 =
Eisenhower St --=20
Carrolton TX 75007 -- =
1-800-258-9112
Global=20
Electric Electronic Processing
4051 N Hwy =
121=20
Suite 400 -- Grapevine, TX 76051 --=20
=
469-671-3994
(Sony or =
LG/Zenith=20
products are free) HOBI=20
International
7601 Ambasssador Row -- =
Dallas, TX=20
75247 -- 214-951-0143
(Samsung products are =
free)=20
ELR CRT
101 East Bowie Avenue -- =
Fort=20
Worth, TX 76110 --=20
=
800-755-4117
(Samsung =
products=20
are free) Fortune Plastic & =
Metal=20
3333 East Kiest Boulevard -- Dallas, TX 75203 --=20
=
214-943-7067
(Samsung =
products=20
are free) DSI Systems - Dallas =
10425=20
Plano Road -- Dallas, TX 75238 --=20
=
214-340-5457
Houston=20
area:
(Sony or LG/Zenith products are=20
free) Compu-Cycle
7700 =
Kempwood Drive=20
-- Houston, TX 77055 -- =
713-869-6700
(Samsumg=20
products are free) ECO - Houston =
4660 Pine Timber Road -- Houston, TX 77041 --=20
607-321-2079, ex=20
=
326
South=20
Texas:
(Sony or LG/Zenith products are=20
free) City of McAllen
4101 N. =
Bentsen=20
Road -- McAllen, TX 78504 -- =
956-681-4050
West Texas:
(Samsung =
products are=20
free) Fortune Plastic & =
Metal=20
1119 Pendale Street -- El Paso, TX 79907 --=20
=
915-791-0007
Cell Phones=20
PRW will=20
gladly take your cell phones, pagers and PDAs for =
responsible=20
recycling. Proceeds from this project help fund our =
organizing=20
efforts. Simply drop off or mail in equipment to our =
office.=20
Austin area: 611 S. Congress #200, Austin =
78704
DFW=20
area: 3303 Lee Parkway #402, Dallas 75219
Greater =
Houston:=20
3100 Richmond #290 Houston 77098
This equipment can also =
be dropped=20
off at any Fedex/Kinkos =
location for free=20
recycling.
Retailers Recycling=20
Programs
Certain retailers are also offering recycling =
programs=20
for some e-waste:
Consumers can drop off any =
amount of=20
Dell-branded PCs, monitors, keyboards, printers, mice =
and=20
other accessories at any of Staples' 1,500 U.S. stores =
for=20
recycling. Non-Dell brands will be accepted for a $10=20
fee. Click here to find a Staples=20
location.
New: Best =
Buy has=20
launched a national recycling program: all =
U.S. Best Buy=20
stores will accept most consumer electronics, =
including=20
televisions and monitors up to 32=E2=80=9D, computer =
CPUs and=20
notebooks, small electronics, VCR and DVD players, and =
phones,=20
as well as accessories such as keyboards, mice, and=20
remotes.
Click here for=20
details!
Click=20
here to find a Best Buy=20
location.
CostCo offers a trade-in program for =
PCs, LCD=20
monitors, digital cameras, camcorders, game systems =
and MP3=20
players. Click here for details.
Your support =
is=20
crucial
Thanks for your interest in doing the =
right=20
thing. We need your support to pressure TV =
manufacturers on=20
this issue! If you agree that we need producer =
takeback=20
recycling for all e-waste, please become a PRW =
supporter. You=20
can even do it at our =
website:
Donate now
If you have any further =
questions=20
about e-waste recycling, don't hesitate to call or =
e-mail us.=20
Our Austin contact number is 512-326-5658,=20
for =
the DFW area=20
you can call 214-599-7840,=20
and our Houston phone is=20
713-337-4280. =
By=20
e-mail, contact zac@publicresearchworks.org.=20
Thanks again, and happy=20
recycling.
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