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Recycling Computers and Electronics
 How to get rid of old computers and electronics
News Flash! Vermont has a new producer responsibility electronics recycling bill! This means that the cost of recycling computers, monitors, televisions, and CRT's will be paid by the manufacturers starting in July of 2011. Contact us for more details!
Recycle Sony Televisions for free at GUVSWD office and events! Contact us for more details!
Why Recycle Electronics?
- Electronics contain metals, plastic, and a few toxics that should be reclaimed rather than put in the landfill.
- Recycling your computer or TV is one of the things you can do to help reduce the need for raw materials, and slow mining and drilling activity.
- Reuse creates 100 times more jobs per ton than landfilling electronics as trash, and recycling creates 10 times more jobs per ton.
- Sometimes electronics can be reused for parts or resold to folks who don't need the latest and greatest.
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What happens to the electronics that are recycled through GUVSWD?
- Some will be refurbished and sold through charitable thrift stores.
- Some parts will be removed to be reused.
- The rest will be broken down into each different constituent (black plastic, white plastic, copper, glass, leaded glass, wire, circuit boards for, precious metals, etc.) and recycled.
- Our recycler, Good Point Recycling is in the business to do the right thing. They work very hard to keep recycling costs low while maintaining very high standards for the environmental and social implications of what they do.
Why do we charge a fee?
- Because recycling costs money--all the collection, transportation, demanufacturing, and material recovery that goes into it--we have to charge something to help offset the cost.
- We try to keep the cost nearly as low as the cost for trashing it.
GUV Special Electronics Collections 2010
See the list below under "on-going collection" for a list of what's acceptable at the collections, or Contact Us with any particular questions! Fees will range from $5 to $20 based on the size/weight of the units.
Special Events
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| Town |
Date & Time |
Location |
| Vershire |
Saturday, April 17, 9am to 12pm |
Vershire Town Center |
| Thetford |
Saturday, April 24, 9am to 12pm |
Thetford Town Garage |
| Sharon |
Saturday, May 1, 9am to 12pm |
Sharon Town Garage |
| Norwich |
Saturday, July 24, 9am to 12pm |
Norwich Transfer Station |
| West Fairlee |
Saturday, September 11, 9am to 12pm |
Behind Community Building |
| Bridgewater |
Saturday, October 2, 8am to 11am |
Town Garage, Route 100A |
| Thetford |
Saturday, October 16, 9am to 12am |
Town Garage, Route 113/TD> |
September
Saturday, September 12th, 9:00am till 12:00 noon.
Open to everyone! (Not restricted to GUV residents)
At the Montshire Museum, Norwich. (directions)
A special thanks to ValleyNet for co-sponsoring the event again this year!
GUVSWD's on-going collection
We collect computers on an on-going basis at our offices in North Hartland. A fee of $10 per system, plus $5 additional for printers applies. Please call us before coming to be sure that one of our small staff will be here to take your computer (296-3688). This service is for District residents ONLY. This is a subsidized program and unfortunately we cannot take computers from outside of our ten Member Towns at this time. What we accept through our program:
- Computers including all peripherals
- Monitors
- Fax machines, scanners, printers, etc.
- Cell phones
- Televisions
Other Recycling Avenues
If our programs do not work for you, check out the following alternatives:
- WinCycle in Windsor takes electronics for charitable uses and recycling, see their web site at http://www.wincycle.org. Or call (802) 674-6320.
- The Hartford Transfer Station is now accepting electronics for 2 to 5 punches per piece.
- The State of Vermont has a web page for how to recycle computers state-wide: http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/wastediv/R3/computers.htm
- Staples accepts computers for recycling for a fee.
- Best Buy is accepting most electronics for recycling at their stores. Click here for more details
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Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste Management District
96 Mill Street, PO Box 58, No. Hartland, VT 05052-0058
Phone (802)296-3688 | Fax 281-7088 | E-mail GUVSWD@valley.net