Functioning Computers:
Donate your functional computer to the Center for Community
Partnership's Digital Divide Program! The Digital Divide team
uses technology to improve the quality of life in our immediate
geographic area, the West Philadelphia community. The Digital
Divide team will pick up your computer from campus. Follow this
link to learn how to donate your old computer: http://www.upenn.edu/ccp/digitaldivide/donate.html
Non-functioning Computers:
Computer equipment like CPUs, monitors, and printers contain
hazardous materials that should be recycled. Elemental
Inc., a local Philadelphia business, is busy doing the right
thing (they recycled over 2 million pounds of electronic surplus
in 2001) and allows departments at Penn to recycle their broken
computer equipment for a minimal fee! Here is the info:
Call Karen Petherbridge (215-289-1475) from Elemental
Inc. for questions or to arrange a pickup. Elemental Inc. is
an approved university vendor.
Pricing Information (includes pickup):
Monitor $12.00
Printer $2.00
CPU, Keyboard, mice, etc. No Charge.
They have a minimum pickup amount of $120 or 10 monitors, but
they might be flexible on this.
