From Leay Haygood, August 2006....

Hi Neighbors:

Please help reduce e-waste in DC by recycling your electronics & computers!!

Minimize the toxic lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic & PBCs that end up in your local landfills & leach into groundwater!

Take advantage of a FREE, ongoing student-run recycling program, recently featured in The Northwest Current, which accepts:

Fax/Copier/Printer Ink Cartridges
Laser and Inkjet Cartridges
Used Cell Phones
Laptops (w/ power cord)
PDAs (any type)
Computers/CPUs
Monitors, Printers, Keyboards
Computer Speakers & Peripherals
Scanners, Small Fax & Copiers

All items collected will be refurbished/recycled for reuse. All toxics will be disposed of according to EPA guidelines! This is a ZERO LANDFILL program! Drop donations on the porch at 3630 Everett Street, NW (a small one-way street off the intersection of Nebraska Avenue & Reno Road)

Questions? Contact Nick Morgan at nmorgan@maret. org

Thank you for reducing toxic, NON-biodegradable e-waste in the DC-MD area!

from Kathleen Michels, 28 August 2006...

Dell Recycling and Donations:
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/dell_recycling?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

IBM Recycling and Donations:
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/environment/products/pcrservice.shtml

Note that these companies charge $20 or $30 to accept the donation, and if the equipment is too old (not a Pentium, usually), they don't want it at all.

HP has a trade-in program:
http://www.hp.com/united-states/tradein/home_flash.html

There is also a database she can search for those in the area looking for donations:
http://sharetechnology.org/
These likely will have minimum requirements also.