Can anyone recommend a disk drive recycling service? I'm not to worried about wiping data or shredding the drive, as I've already taken that. I'm just trying to dispose of old drives in an environmentally-friendly manner.
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Turn the ones that don't work into clocks (video here )and sell them 
. Or pull the magnets out of them and make some neat projects.
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They also make nice targets for the gun range.
But I guess thats not environmentally friendly.
But I guess thats not environmentally friendly.
Goodwill will take them and recycle the ones that don't work.
I have dopped off several working and non-working ones to Goodwill.
Salvation Army probably will also.
Most major cities have free electronics recycling dropoffs also.
Also, the last time I was in Best Buy, they had a sign claiming that they were expanding their recycling capabilities.
I have dopped off several working and non-working ones to Goodwill.
Salvation Army probably will also.
Most major cities have free electronics recycling dropoffs also.
Also, the last time I was in Best Buy, they had a sign claiming that they were expanding their recycling capabilities.
Unfortunately, the entire recycling industry took a real nose dive the past year with the economic downturn. A lot of municipal recycling projects are operating in the red right now because they can't hardly find anyone to take the recyclables at any price right now. Some places are quietly dumping the recyclables in their land fills because they can't make money selling them and they ran out of storage space..
If the drives are working, post them on Ebay starting at a penny and 10 bux for shipping.
Otherwise the already mentioned options might work.
I have a feeling that a lot of the corporate green projects are going to quietly get cut this year also.
Don
If the drives are working, post them on Ebay starting at a penny and 10 bux for shipping.
Otherwise the already mentioned options might work.
I have a feeling that a lot of the corporate green projects are going to quietly get cut this year also.
Don
We donate tons of stuff to Goodwill and The Salvation Army, and I know they have very strict rules about accepting junk. I'd be very surprised if they accepted drives. As I've already mentioned, it's simply not worth my time to use eBay for these drives.
I sent these guys a request for quote; we'll see what they say. I found them through the NAID website.
I sent these guys a request for quote; we'll see what they say. I found them through the NAID website.
Our city has a "Goodwill Computer Store". All computer items donated at any Goodwill go to the computer place. My understanding is that they sell anything usable and recycle anything that is not. That is what they told me.
Seattle Goodwill does not list indivdual components among the items they accept. The Washington State E-Cycle program also doesn't list components as being acceptable.