By Lauren Matthews
Here is a list of organizations that recycle and/or donate computers:
Per Scholas
131 Walnut Avenue, 6th Floor
Bronx, NY 10454
(718) 292-2300
http://www.perscholas.org
E-mail: clandis@perscholas.org
Contact: Carolyn P. Landis
Sells computers with warranties to schools and nonprofits at low prices. Offers new computer workstations starting at $725 and completely networked computer labs starting at $7,500.
The Phoenix Project
8623 Spruce Run Court
Ellicot City, MD 21043
(410) 750-2435
E-mail: asilver@mail.erols.com
Contact: Art Silvergate
Repairs computers and donates them to schools and nonprofits.
The RAFT (Resource Area for Teachers)
(408) 524-9780
http://www.raft.net
Allows nonprofit groups, schools, licensed child care facilities and community groups in the Sunnyvale, Calif., area to purchase business surplus materials.
The Reuse Collaborative
(215) 686-5923
http://www.libertynet.org/reusephl/
E-mail: malcolm@pobox.libertynet.org
Contact: Malcolm Kenyatta
Collects, refurbishes and distributes computers to nonprofit organizations in the Philadelphia area.
R.O.C.K. (Recycle Old Computers Kindly)
400 Southwest School Street
Ankeny, IA 50021
(515) 965-5616
E-mail: ciacug@ecity.net
Contact: John Edwards, Coordinator
Collects, repairs and redistributes old computers to nonprofit groups.
Second Chance Software
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/6486/sc.html
Facilitates the exchange of old or excess software directly between donor and recipient.
Share the Technology Computer Recycling Project
P.O. Box 548
Rancocas, NJ 08073
(609) 234-6156
http://www.libertynet.org/share/
E-mail: cranmer@voicenet.com
Contact: Barry Cranmer
Collects computer equipment and distributes it to nonprofits and schools in the New Jersey and Delaware Valley. Operates asearchable database that lists requests and offers of donations across the U.S. and internationally.
Student Computer Recycling to Offer Underrepresented Groups in Education (SCROUNGE)
101 South Frear Building
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 863-7688 or (814) 865-0678
http://www.psu.edu/spacegrant/
E-mail: scrounge@psu.edu
Contact: Remy Dupasquier, Coordinator
Donates computers to schools and nonprofits in the region. Has free brochures with tips for groups interested in starting a computer donation program.
The Surplus Exchange
1107 Hickory
Kansas City, MO 64101
(816) 472-0444
http://www.crn.org/surplus/
E-mail: rickse@crn.org
Contact: Rick Caplan, Executive Director
Donates and sells computers and related equipment to nonprofit members at discounted rates. Charges a one-time membership fee of $50.
Surplus Exchange of Wichita
4201 S. Seneca Street
Wichita, KS 67217
(316) 522-4707
E-mail: surplus@southwind.net
Contact: Glenda Shively
Distributes used computer equipment and excess inventory to community agencies and schools.
University City High School
Computer Servicing Technology
3601 Filbert Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 387-5379
E-mail: au2@partners.upenn.edu
Contact: Anne Urevick, Instructor
Sells reconditioned computers to schools, nonprofits and other community-based organizations.
Urban Ore
7th and Gilman Streets
Berkeley, CA
(510) 559-4456
Sells surplus computer equipment at low rates.
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