The Geeks talk with Jeffery Smedberg of the Santa Cruz Public Works Department
about community resources and responsible manufactures (and how to get in contact with
them) for e-waste management, recycling, and reuse.
California Grey Bears
2710 Chanticleer Av., Live Oak 9-10 a.m., M-F
Accepts working computers and peripherals.
Contact: Will Horne, (831) 479-1055
Goodwill Industries
Donation stations throughout Santa Cruz County 8:30-5 daily
Accepts working TVs under 25", color monitors, and 486 and newer computers for resale.
Contact: 423-8611, www.scgoodwill.org
Call for pickup: (800) 894-8440
M C Squared
5376 Soquel Dr., Soquel 10-5 daily
Accepts working or repairable Apple/Mac and PC computer products and peripherals.
Contact: Timothy Marshall, (831) 464-7262, tmarsh@mcsquared.org, www.mcsquared.org
Dave’s Computers
181 Walnut St., Santa Cruz 9-6 M-F & 10:30-2 Sat
Accepts working or repairable computers and peripherals.
Contact: (831) 458-1131
Guenther Computer
312 Locust St., Santa Cruz 10-5:30 M-F, 10-3 Sat
Accepts working or repairable computers and peripherals.
Contact: (831) 458-9404, www.gcomputer.com
The Spot
1100-A Main St., Watsonville
Provides low cost computers & training for students of the Pajaro
Valley Unified School District. Accepts tax-deductible donations of
working PCs with Pentium II or better chip, peripherals, and 15" or
larger monitors.
Contact: John Cirillo, (831) 768-1825, info@thespotinc.com
Sea Breeze Computers
242 Melody Lane, Watsonville 9-6 M-F & 1-6 Sat
Accepts working or repairable computers and peripherals.
Contact: (831) 768-9999, www.seabreezecomputers.com
Val’s TV, VCR & Radio Service
8 Porter Dr., Pajaro 10-5 M-Sat
Accepts working TVs, VCRs & stereo equipment.
Contact: (831) 724-3418
George’s Television — Sanderson Satellite
9 Casserly Rd., Watsonville
Accepts working TVs and satellite equipment.
Contact: Russell Sanderson, (831) 724-3734
Verizon Wireless
1440 41st Ave., Capitola M-F 9-7; Sat 10-6; Sun 11-5
Accepts all brands of cell phones, batteries and chargers, regardless
of condition, for Hopeline program to benefit victims of domestic violence.
Contact: www.verizonwireless.com/jsp/aboutus/wireless_issues/hopeline_recycling.jsp
Staples
2460 17th Ave., Santa Cruz M-F 7am-9pm, Sat 10-7, Sun 11-6 (831) 477-9002
1445 Main St., Watsonville M-F 7am-8pm, Sat 9-7, Sun 10-6 (831) 763-1943
Accepts cell phones, pagers, palm pilots, toner & ink jet cartridges for recycling.
County of Santa Cruz Disposal Sites
Buena Vista Landfill (South County near Watsonville) 7:30-3:30 daily
Ben Lomond Transfer Station (Newell Creek Rd, San Lorenzo Valley) 7:30-3:30 daily
Accepts all household electronic products.
Fees: TVs, monitors and other video display devices – $10 ea.
Fee waived for up to 2 unbroken TVs or monitors daily. Call for a
voucher for larger quantities. All other E-waste – no charge.
Haulers pledge environmentally sound processing in the US and Canada.
Contact: (831) 454-2373
City of Santa Cruz Resource Recovery Facility (formerly Municipal Landfill)
Dimeo Lane off north coast Highway 1 7:30-3:30 daily
Accepts TVs and computers from City of Santa Cruz and North Coast
residents and businesses. Customers with more than 4 items must call
ahead. E-waste accepted at no charge.
Contact: (831) 420-6275
City of Watsonville Waste & Recycling Public Drop-Off
320 Harvest Drive, Watsonville 9-3:30 daily
Accepts household electronic products from City of Watsonville residents
and business ONLY. Fees: Businesses charged $8 per TV or computer
monitor. All other E-waste – no charge.
Contact: (831) 728-6133
United Datatech Distributors
705 Reed Street, Santa Clara 95050
Picks up computer scrap. Pay or charge depending on quality. Secure
destruction available.
Contact: Tom Hogye, (408) 998-0700 tomh@uniteddatatech.com, www.uniteddatatech.com
Zak Enterprises
3250-B Victor St., Santa Clara 95054
Picks up computer scrap. Pay or charge depending on quality.
Contact: Kurt Schenk, (408) 330-0200, kurt@zakenterprises.com, www.zakenterprises.com
HMR
435 23rd St., San Francisco 94107
Picks up larger quantity of electronic scrap for a fee.
Contact: Dan Schimenti, (415) 647-6071, dan@hmrusa.com, www.hmrusa.com
EBAY EXCHANGE FOR USED ELECTRONICS
San Jose based Ebay Inc. hosts a website for the Rethink Initiative,
a partnership of industry, government and environmental organizations
to find users for old computers. On this site you can find information,
tools and solutions that make it easy to buy, sell, and donate idle
computers and electronics, and responsibly recycle unwanted products.
http://pages.ebay.com/rethink/index.html
NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics
Total Trade program offered to business customers upgrading CRT &
LCD displays. Company rep provides customized quote for customer.
Used displays are resold and customer credited within 30 days.
Dell Exchange
Any brand of desktop or notebook computer, monitor or printer picked
up at consumer’s home. No charge for donation of working Pentium and
newer equipment. Otherwise, $15 for 50 pound box. Customer responsible
for packing. As of November ’03 Dell is advertising this service for
$7.50 (half off the $15 charge). Old Dell printers accepted free for
recycling with purchase of new Dell printer.
www.dell.com/recycling
(800) 915-3355
IBM PC Recycling Service
Any brand of personal computer, including monitor, printer and
peripherals, accepted at IBM designated recycling center. $30 price
includes pre-paid UPS shipping label. Customer provides shipping box.
(888) SHOP-IBM (746-7426)
www.ibm.com/ibm/environment/products/pcrservice.shtml
HP Product Recycling
Any piece of computer hardware from any manufacturer accepted. Cost,
which includes shipping, ranges from $13 to $34 per item, depending
upon the type and quantity of hardware to be shipped. Order on-line.
www.hp.com/hpinfo/community/environment/recycle/index.htm
