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Why Recycle Electronics?
- Electronics contain metals, plastic, and toxic's (e-waste) that should be reclaimed and properly disposed of rather than be put into a landfill. The EPA regulations prohibits the land filling of known hazardous materials. Businesses are liable for improperly disposing of e-waste. Recycling keeps your electronic waste, some of which contains hazardous material, out of landfills (or your garage) or business.
- Recycling your computer or TV is one of the things you can do to help reduce the demand for raw materials which will allow us to conserve our natural resources.
- Reuse creates 100 times more jobs per ton than land filling electronics as trash, and recycling creates 10 times more jobs per ton.
- Many of the components in recycled systems may be reused again to provide computer systems for nonprofit organizations who have an urgent need for various technologies.
What happens to the electronics that are recycled through Cypress Systems, Inc?
- Our recycling partner, ComputerCorps is government recognized company whose primary business is recycling and reusing e-waste. We have partnered with ComputerCorps to handle all the e-waste that Cypress Systems, Inc. collects.
- ComputerCorps donates refurbished computer equipment to deserving individuals, organizations and schools at little or no cost.
- ComputerCorps receives donations of computer equipment; CPU's, monitors, printers, fax machines, copiers, components and parts from individuals, businesses and community organizations. This donated equipment is then assessed and sorted by technicians for usability as a whole or for parts. Volunteer staff then disassemble, test, repair, upgrade and reassemble the equipment to create refurbished computers, printers, and monitors. Unusable parts are recycled or sold as scrap in order to reduce landfill waste. Non-usable or surplus items are auctioned or sold to generate revenue to purchase parts and pay the light bills.
Why do we ask for a donation?
- Cypress Systems, Inc. requests for a donation of $5.00 per machine to cover administrative costs in transporting, storage and labor required to properly channel recyclable equipment to the proper channel partners. This donation is not required and Cypress Systems, Inc. will accept e-waste or other equipment donations regardless whether or not an entity has contributed a donation or not.
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