October 2008
Reconnect, a free computer recycling service from Dell and Goodwill Industries is available immediately for residents in the greater New York City and eastern New York State area.
Reconnect offers consumers free recycling for any brand of computer equipment in any condition. Consumers can find the most convenient of 31 drop-off locations at www.reconnectpartnership.com or www.goodwillny.org.
Reconnect New York goals are: to divert 1.65 million pounds of used computers and computer equipment from area landfills over the next year; provide consumer education on the importance of environmentally-responsible computer disposal and support Goodwill’s job training and creation programs.
With the launch, New York is the fourth statewide Reconnect program. Reconnect launched in Western New York and the greater Rochester area earlier this year. Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and New Jersey has been a partner in Reconnect New Jersey since June 2007.
Goodwill will accept and sort the donated computer equipment and Dell's product recovery partner will recycle and remarket the recycled materials. Consumers are responsible for removing data from hard drives and other storage media before donating to Goodwill.
Consumers can also request a Goodwill receipt at time of donation.
Dell leads the industry in providing consumers free and convenient computer recycling options.
In 2007 the company collected 102 million pounds of IT equipment from customers, a 20 percent increase over 2006.
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