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OSL Support: Equipment Recycling
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Old computers, printers, barcode scanners and other electronic equipment present
a significant storage and management problem for OSL libraries. Sometimes
this equipment can be sold or given away. More often, those
Pentium computers that were state of the art in 1998 just sit in a storage room. But a more
important problem is that most electronic equipment contains material that is
harmful to the environment when disposed of as waste. This means that dumping
the equipment in with the regular garbage is not a legal option.
In the past, some non-profit organizations were eager to take donations of old computers.
However, rapid changes in technology have left these organizations over-stocked with
equipment that they can find no use for.
The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation has a computer recycling program for non-profit organizations. For more information, contact the person listed for business computer recycling.
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Ocean State Libraries
The Summit South, Suite 103
300 Centerville Road
Warwick RI, 02886-0226
401-738-2200
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