The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection states that "computers, televisions and other electronic equipment are one of the fastest growing portions of our waste stream"

Disposal of computer equipment is important because electronics contain hazardous materials such as beryllium, mercury, cadmium, nickel, zinc, silver, gold, cadmium , and mercury.  If placed in a landfill, they pose environmental risks,  potentially polluting the soil, air and water supply.  Not to mention the fact that we are running our of space in our landfills.  Electronics recyclers disassemble computers and computer equipment and reuse or recycle the materials.

It is estimated that Between 1997 and 2007, nearly 500 million personal computers will become obsolete - that's almost two computers for each person in the United States.

Why so many?  Well, the numbers are increasing as our dependence on them increases and because the lifespan of these devices has decreased.  The importance of reusing or recycling these components becomes critical for the future of our planet.

Here at Network-IT we try to do our part.  We have partnered with a local company that disassembles computer and computer equipment for reuse or recycling.  They ship monitors and keyboards to third world countries, and reuse the materials for resale. They reuse 99.99% of the materials the receive, including the wires and screws!  The scrap metal and plastic that can't be used it brought to a recyclers in the area.

  • PC and Macintosh Computers 
  • Laptops & Notebooks   
  • Monitors & Printers   
  • Servers
  • Scanners  
  • Keyboards & Mice    
  • Cables & Wires 
  • Computer Related Batteries (Laptop/PDA) 
  • Media & Software Disks 
  • Fax Machines   
 

Worried about your data?

Your data will be handled with the most efficient and effective ways to sanitize or physically destroy the hard drive, using the stringent standards established by the US Department of Defense.

We will also collect:

 • Inkjet cartridges
 • Laserjet cartridges
 • Cell phones

These items are refurbished or reused  through Funding Factory.
 

This is a service we provide to our Support Plan clients, free of charge.  The next time we are at your office we can pick up any equipment that you'd like to recycle.  Or you can drop off the old equipment at our office.

For non-support plan clients there is a charge of $10 for computers, monitors, printers, faxes and scanners.  There is no charge for accessories (mice, keyboard, etc).