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E-Recycle (Hows this for an idea)?

doucy2

doucy2

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okay loacally im running an add

E-Recyle

Donate your old computers and electronics to be
recycled in a environmentaly concise fashion.
Call 740-703-xxxx

lol i got my 1st call today yay

maby you should try this in you community (you never know what it might bring)

I any one had some stuff lmk.

cheers
 
I used to run a shop in Columbus that got PAYED to destory data in a secure fashion.... it's a good idea. Plus it'll feed to obsession you got going.
 
cr2sh said:
I used to run a shop in Columbus that got PAYED to destory data in a secure fashion.... it's a good idea. Plus it'll feed to obsession you got going.
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yes it will feed my obsession (you never know what gem will turn up)

PM me about more info on the hard drive wiping business
 
doucy2 said:
idk why i put it here
Mods if it needs moved feel free to do so

i guess i put it here since it is sort of commerce

yes it will feed my obsession (you never know what gem will turn up)

PM me about more info on the hard drive wiping business
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Isnt it kinda of unethical or illegal to say you are going to recycle something and you keep it?
 
Daedalus256 said:
So are you like keeping the old stuff or are you actually destroying it? This would be a good way to create a server farm.
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Server farm?? whats that
umm i plal to resell in bulk lots or to get complete working Pc setups sell em for $50 locally or donate a setups to families w/o a computer
 
Patmian212 said:
Isnt it kinda of unethical or illegal to say you are going to recycle something and you keep it?
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read the latest post
 
doucy2 said:
read the latest post
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But isnt reselling still not doing what you are advertising? I mean you say you are going to recylce them but you resell the and chances are they wont get recycled, dont mean to be difficult, just curious if it is ilegal.
 
I'm sure he could phrase it a little better, but I think you're nit-picking.

The point is, its an indea on how he can get free machines.

Besides, ethics have no place in capitalism. :p ;)
 
cr2sh said:
I'm sure he could phrase it a little better, but I think you're nit-picking.

The point is, its an indea on how he can get free machines.

Besides, ethics have no place in capitalism. :p ;)
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Oh I think it is a GENIUS idea, not against it at all, just wondering bout the legality.
 
thanks guy
wat sugestions would you have for better wording

BTW thx mods for moving it
 
doucy2 said:
thanks guy
wat sugestions would you have for better wording

BTW thx mods for moving it
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Pretty cool idea. I like the idea of giving to poor families. And you can make a profit on every computer or so
 
Apple said:
Pretty cool idea. I like the idea of giving to poor families. And you can make a profit on every computer or so
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im not looking to make huge gain on this think
just enough to make my time worth while (even if i dont make ne thing its well spent)
and maby i can help out some people too

BTW how did u get the name Apple (u must have been an early member)
 
It's perfectly fine ethically. Recycling is simply reusing an object. That's what doucy is doing. He's preventing these items from being dumped at some landfill or going to waste. Wether he keeps them for himself or gives/sells them to someone else is kind of immaterials. I guess selling is a little unfair. But stores do this all the time. Staples 'recycles' your old cartridges. That means they take the parts to be remanufactured into new cartridges. Computer companies charge customers to recycle their old computers. They will probably take the parts and sell them.

I wouldn't worry about it.

-Brian
 
I think what doucy2 is trying to do is great. I recently tried to get my hands on some old computers (macs) from my university and couldn't because they were already scheduled to go to some giant computer recycling company use by NY state. They wouldn't even give me a computer to do some light graphic design for my Fine Arts club that would be beneficial to the uni. The school gave me nothing and told me to talk to their recyclers. After doing some light investigation I found that all this company did was wipe the drives and resell the computers. So for all its worth doucy2, wipe the drive and do what ever you please, even if that includes selling for a profit.
 
Legal and ethical in every way.
Dictionary Def of the word recycle

v 1: cause to repeat a cycle 2: use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"
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I think it is a great idea if done for the proper reasons, but do be careful. Questions?
1: Are you going to be selective about what you recycle?
2: and if not are you going to recycle whatever you cannot use?

If you make the offer to recycle hardware be prepared to get a lot of "CRAP". We did this once for a church group with the thought of getting a few low end computers together for some of our less fortunates. While we did get enough parts together to cobble together a few "working" machines, we also got enough junk parts that it cost us over $100 to really recycle them. good luck to you.
 
doucy2 said:
okay loacally im running an add

E-Recyle

Donate your old computers and electronics to be
recycled in a environmentaly concise fashion.
Call 740-703-xxxx

lol i got my 1st call today yay

maby you should try this in you community (you never know what it might bring)

I any one had some stuff lmk.

cheers
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I think that there are already companies doing this in the CA Bay Area.
Keep up the good work. Everyone can make a difference.
 
I think it is a great idea if done for the proper reasons, but do be careful. Questions?
1: Are you going to be selective about what you recycle?
2: and if not are you going to recycle whatever you cannot use?
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no not selective
stuff not re-distributed, will be recycled in the correct ways (parted for exact medals ect.)

thank everyone for all the support
and comment

maby this has convinced you to start on in your community
 
doucy2 said:
no not selective
stuff not re-distributed, will be recycled in the correct ways (parted for exact medals ect.)
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Be careful, this could easily grow far beyond what you would ever expect. I volunteer at a huge, over-stocked, under-staffed warehouse that does exactly what you describe. It's a mess...
 
Here is what I reccomend:

get free computers, then give the working ones away to need people, etc...

then when you are left with the broken ones, strip them of all printed circut boards and sell the boards to your local recycling center...

then you can recycle the mettles, and all other parts..
 
aquajet said:
Be careful, this could easily grow far beyond what you would ever expect. I volunteer at a huge, over-stocked, under-staffed warehouse that does exactly what you describe. It's a mess...
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i havent gotten few much stuff yet
i live in a small commmunity only 80,000 in the whole county soo, i dont think i'll really get a lot
 
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