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One full spare computer, a few 1TB+ SSDs, I think I have a spare GPU laying around, and that's probably about it. I've got a drawer full of memory that's the next to go, a couple external enclosures I use, and a few other odds and ends.
Tossed most of my stuff when I redid my office. I figure if it had been sitting in a cabinet for more than a year, I didn't need it.
Last week, we cleared out several large boxes full of old computer related stuff.
We donated old monitors, mice, blank CD’s, Iomega Zip drives, old desktops (probably from the early 2000’s), old smartphones (old Blackberry models), old keyboards, old software, old laptops, over to the local Goodwill store.
Our Goodwill won't take most old computer gear. They realized that people were dumping things on them that had no value and they had to dispose of them. I'm lucky, there is a local e-recycler that takes almost all electronic gear and either refurbs it, parts it out or recycles it. They will also guarantee destruction of hard drives. Old tapes are the big problem to dispose of. There doesn't seem to be any reasonable recycling of them.
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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About twice a year there is a free electronics recycling event held at a local high school. I drop off a few items at most of them. Old scanners, not needed since the printer does that, old printers, external drives, and more. The first time they did it I took about 4-5 old desktop PCs that were in a closet, back as far as Windows 95 with 3.5" diskette drives.
4 laptops and 2 desktops. All function and are up-to-date.
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