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Goodwill's Computer Recycling Program
March 2, 2007
Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc. is now accepting old computers, monitors and peripherals for recycling. Goodwill is excited to be offering this service to area individuals and businesses, providing them with an environmentally-friendly way to dispose of old computer systems. The recycling process will be handled by Goodwill's workforce, creating jobs in our community.
Through the Computer Recycling Program, the donated items will be fully dismantled and every piece will be recycled. No part of the computers will be placed in a landfill. All hard drives are guaranteed to be wiped out by partner companies that will certify this process.
There is a nominal fee for recycling your computer system which covers the cost of collecting and handling. A tower, monitor, printer and keyboard (set) will cost $8, a monitor costs $4, a tower costs $4, scanners, printers, keyboards, mouse or speakers are $4 and cables or wires are $2. Computers donated by non-profits will have all fees waived if the donations are delivered to Goodwill's Work Center in Springfield.
Computers can be brought to any of the Goodwill retail stores as well as at Goodwill's Dorset Street Work Center in Springfield. Goodwill retail stores are open daily and located in Springfield, Chicopee, Palmer and Ware. Details on the Computer Recycling Program as well as store locations and hours can be found at www.ourgoodwill.org. All proceeds from the Computer Recycling Program will be used locally to fund Goodwill's mission.
Recycling materials from the community continues the Goodwill tradition originally started in 1902 by Edgar J. Helms in Boston, Massachusetts. Helms developed a plan to provide employment and job training for the poor in Boston. Helms put men and women in need to work restoring unwanted garments and other articles, giving them the opportunity to learn skills and earn modest wages as they worked. This cycle of donations, processing, resale and wages was the beginning of Goodwill Industries and has remained essentially intact throughout the years.
Today, Goodwill Industries is a global network of community-based organizations and one of the world's largest nonprofit providers of education, training, and career services for people with disadvantages, such as welfare dependency, homelessness, and lack of education or work experience, as well as those with physical, mental and emotional disabilities.
Through the Computer Recycling Program, the donated items will be fully dismantled and every piece will be recycled. No part of the computers will be placed in a landfill. All hard drives are guaranteed to be wiped out by partner companies that will certify this process.
There is a nominal fee for recycling your computer system which covers the cost of collecting and handling. A tower, monitor, printer and keyboard (set) will cost $8, a monitor costs $4, a tower costs $4, scanners, printers, keyboards, mouse or speakers are $4 and cables or wires are $2. Computers donated by non-profits will have all fees waived if the donations are delivered to Goodwill's Work Center in Springfield.
Computers can be brought to any of the Goodwill retail stores as well as at Goodwill's Dorset Street Work Center in Springfield. Goodwill retail stores are open daily and located in Springfield, Chicopee, Palmer and Ware. Details on the Computer Recycling Program as well as store locations and hours can be found at www.ourgoodwill.org. All proceeds from the Computer Recycling Program will be used locally to fund Goodwill's mission.
Recycling materials from the community continues the Goodwill tradition originally started in 1902 by Edgar J. Helms in Boston, Massachusetts. Helms developed a plan to provide employment and job training for the poor in Boston. Helms put men and women in need to work restoring unwanted garments and other articles, giving them the opportunity to learn skills and earn modest wages as they worked. This cycle of donations, processing, resale and wages was the beginning of Goodwill Industries and has remained essentially intact throughout the years.
Today, Goodwill Industries is a global network of community-based organizations and one of the world's largest nonprofit providers of education, training, and career services for people with disadvantages, such as welfare dependency, homelessness, and lack of education or work experience, as well as those with physical, mental and emotional disabilities.