andy_d Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 Got a garage full of old CRT Monitors, Acorn Computers, few old printers, and desk PC's. Also a few other general electrical items (old OHP's etc). Does anyone know any companies that will take it for free? We are located in South Derbyshire. Thanks
cooper Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 I had a email saying that i takes old equipment to be recycled Havn't used them myself. Email copy below =================================================== To whom this may concern, ITR Recycling offers a free computer recycling service, allowing us to fulfil your legal Duty of Care under both the Environmental Protection Act and the Data Protection Act. We are fully licensed to dispose of IT equipment and are fully compliant with the WEEE Directive. Upon request our collection agents will happily show you documentation, which you can check with the regulations authority online or by telephone. All data is destroyed to both UK Government and MOD standards, which are defined by the Security Equipment Assessment Panel (SEAP) and CESG. We accept all IT equipment - base units / towers, etc. Pentium 3s & 4s, laptops, monitors of all sizes, printers, cables, network equipment, servers. We provide you with documentation you keep for your records. There is absolutely no charge for our service. We are situated in the West Midlands area, but are willing to do collections anywhere linked in the UK for the right equipment. If you do have any IT equipment for disposal, please contact us to arrange a collection. Contact us via email: [email protected] If you wish to telephone us, call: 07892314541 Thank you for taking the time to read our email. Many Regards, ITR Recycling.
Edu-IT Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 That reads as though the equipment has to be in working order. If you do give them a call andy can you post here and let us know whether that is the case or not. I may call them myself tomorrow as I am also looking for equipment disposal.
witch Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 There are other threads about this topic - I suggest you do a search. Once more I will mention Freecycle- a Yahoo group you join in each area and then you can offer things you don't want. I offered 8 old comps and monitors yesterday at 3pm - I mentioned that I don't even know if they work - and - by 4pm I had 6 replies and they are going today!
Advocate Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 We use this company - who will collect any old junk working or otherwise. Computer Wholesale Centre (CWC) 6 BAIRD COURT PARK FARM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE WELLINGBOROUGH NN8 6QJ 01933677361
bossman Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 @andy_d: we have used these before and they were great just came and took everything which was really junk and gave us a nice certificate all for nothing. Lancashire Computer Waste Services
pbrian49 Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 I have used these in the past PCB-Plus - they are based in Derby. Unfortunately they no longer collect but will take deliveries to their location free. Computer Recycling - PCB-Plus
stratisphere Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 Can I just add... be cautious of companies with only a mobile number or gmail address as a contact method. They may have all the best intentions, but if something was to go wrong (like your hdd on ebay after being recovered) then are they going to be held accountable. I've never used recycling companies (but I'll have to shortly), but please please be careful. I've had lots of emails from companies like the one in the 2nd post of this thread. Half dont bother to respond to my requests (request to be removed from their list... surprise surprise) and the others seem to reply from various different addresses. Prehaps they are valid and legit and follow all laws... but to me, alarm bells ring. If the company is that serious about doing business, why not get some proper contact details etc.
Haptic Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 We use this company - who will collect any old junk working or otherwise. Computer Wholesale Centre (CWC) 6 BAIRD COURT PARK FARM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE WELLINGBOROUGH NN8 6QJ 01933677361 CWC charge per item
Haptic Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 There are other threads about this topic - I suggest you do a search. Once more I will mention Freecycle- a Yahoo group you join in each area and then you can offer things you don't want. I offered 8 old comps and monitors yesterday at 3pm - I mentioned that I don't even know if they work - and - by 4pm I had 6 replies and they are going today! isnt there any legalities with using freecycle, i.e school policies that make sure a registered wee company only takes old school equipment because of the data protection act ect , im curious
LeMarchand Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 isnt there any legalities with using freecycle, i.e school policies that make sure a registered wee company only takes old school equipment because of the data protection act ect , im curious Surely it would be OK if the disks were securely wiped? (Or, even better, removed and destroyed - but then you wouldn't have so many takers).
dirtydog Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 we have used SITR in the past although they are not free but they take all our old broken LCD panels, projector lamps, batteries etc too which need to be disposed of properly.
witch Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 isnt there any legalities with using freecycle, i.e school policies that make sure a registered wee company only takes old school equipment because of the data protection act ect , im curious We have two separate networks: admin and curriculum, and I only deal with curriculum machines. So, there is no pupil data of any sort on the machines, just a few junior school software programs. I wipe the disks and reformat. Sometimes if the disks are a reasonable size I will swap them out for old smaller disks I have about the place. Frankly, I have never had a problem and have now found homes for upwards of 50 machines over the years.
timbo343 Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 I keep getting an email from a company called Mate Recycling. See Below: Mate computer recycling fully enviromental agency approved, weee licenced approved waste carriers & dispoal licence approved we provide a waste-transfer-note on every collection made . we are a business that refurbish,recycle and move on your unwanted computer equipment. All of our services are FREE of charge and non profitable, We have a policy at our business to format all of the data from your equipment under the data protection act and to the standards of M.O.D We accept - computers with xp stickers on them mainly pentium 4s pentium 3s monitors,laptops,projecters all computer related equipment please contact if you have anything different. we promice to make all collections with in 1 week booked in some cases the same day. if you are intrested in our completely free service please contact us on [email protected] phone-- 07845006444 web -- http://www.fcrecycling.co.uk
stratisphere Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 I keep getting an email from a company called Mate Recycling. See Below: Mate computer recycling fully enviromental agency approved, weee licenced approved waste carriers & dispoal licence approved we provide a waste-transfer-note on every collection made . we are a business that refurbish,recycle and move on your unwanted computer equipment. All of our services are FREE of charge and non profitable, We have a policy at our business to format all of the data from your equipment under the data protection act and to the standards of M.O.D We accept - computers with xp stickers on them mainly pentium 4s pentium 3s monitors,laptops,projecters all computer related equipment please contact if you have anything different. we promice to make all collections with in 1 week booked in some cases the same day. if you are intrested in our completely free service please contact us on [email protected] phone-- 07845006444 web -- OpenDNS Heh, this is the main company that keeps emailing me. I've seen them use the same mobile/site under at least 3 different names. 4 now.
burgemaster Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 ITR Recycling (above) are coming to collect 36 CRT monitors for us tuesday. No collection charge, no unit charge, all free. They assured me they will present us with all the legal paparwork etc Will let you know how we get on.
garthsmojo Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 LCWS have always done a good job for us. They are on 01254 726303. They take anything working or not and don't charge anything.
sjatkn Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 We are located in South Derbyshire. A company I have used before is Excel Datasystems.
TechSupp Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 @andy_d: we have used these before and they were great just came and took everything which was really junk and gave us a nice certificate all for nothing. Lancashire Computer Waste Services I've used these as well and the service was good. Found out about them from others on here using them.
burgemaster Posted February 20, 2009 Posted February 20, 2009 ITR Recycling Arrived on time, took all the equipment, didnt charge a penny and gave all the required paperwork Will be using again 1
Butters Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 Mate Recycling - Sounds as if they are after XP licences to be honest, I'd personally avoid. If you've ever had any dealings with Stone computers, they now have a disposal place at their site. It looks an awful lot like a meat grinder for computers.
rad Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 Based in West London we use Techlogic, free, convienient no hassle
6Foot2 Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 To add to this thread we have just disposed of more than 80 Viglen Incepta II, associated TFT, several servers and some other odds and ends. I could not guarantee to those collecting the kit that it was in working order [although some of it was] We tried to make sure that we were not just shifting unusable kit [or equipment that would be uneconomic to salvage/reprocess] Charge for disposal: None. They were very friendly and very prompt [they agreed to be on site at 10:00 this morning and that is when the arrived] They took all the kit without question. Excellent service! Contact details: Website: RecycledIT Andy Stapleford e: [email protected] t: 01480301692 Hope this helps. 2
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