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Computers & Education "Computer Recycling Center" [CRC] is a 501 [c][3] nonprofit organization. Founded in 1991, it is the largest of its kind in California, and the oldest in the USA, continuously operating full-service collection, reuse, and refurbishment program. Working with businesses and municipalities, CRC`s participation in collection and drop-off programs diverted over 6 million pounds of computer equipment from landfills last year. Reuse of entire units is given highest priority, followed by disassembly for reuse of parts, and finally recycling for the elements of unusable remaining items.
Our mission is to promote the highest and best re-use of computer and electronic equipment, and recycle unusable items to keep them out of landfills.
COMPUTERS & EducationTM has an effective computer re-use program, providing refurbished computers to public schools and community nonprofits.
Our volunteer and internship programs work on computers to bridge the `digital divide`, and our surplus "Saturday Fundraiser" provides low-cost computer systems and parts to the public.
You can drop-off your computer equipment, receive a charitable receipt, and provide benefit to our community. Business pickups are available to companies with a truckload of useable items.
CRC was featured in the New York Times "Circuits" section on 11/23/2000 and FORBES magazine May 2000 as well as a 2 1/2 minute feature article aired on San Francisco TV station KRON 12/26/2000. Additional coverage includes ABC news with Peter Jennings, CBS news with Tom Brokow, CNN Business Report, Computer Currents, Good Morning America, NBC news, PBS Digital West, and ZD [TECH] TV with Leo Laporte.
The organization expanded in 1992 with a grant from the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, became state licensed as a vocational training program with state-certified courses in 1995, and part of Computers & Education in 1997. CRC and Computer & Education programs have placed tens-of-thousands of refurbished computers in to public schools and nonprofit educational programs. CRC is a service provider to United Way in the `Safe Havens` after-school program, partners with Boys & Girls Club `Building Horizons` in ROP [regional occupation programs], and provides internship opportunities for college and technical students. CRC signed MOU`s [memorandum of understanding] with the California Department of Corrections to provide computers for training and refurbishment in the prisons, and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development for digital-divide programs in neighborhood learning centers.
CRC is recognized by both state and federal legislators for its training and youth programs that divert computers from landfills. We "reuse the best and recycle the rest" to benefit the local community.
Computers & Education and Computer Recycling Corporation serves northern and central California through programs in Sunnyvale [Silicon Valley], San Francisco, and Santa Rosa, and serves Southern California through its partnership with Building Horizons.
Our mission is to promote the highest and best re-use of computer and electronic equipment, and recycle unusable items to keep them out of landfills.
COMPUTERS & EducationTM has an effective computer re-use program, providing refurbished computers to public schools and community nonprofits.
Our volunteer and internship programs work on computers to bridge the `digital divide`, and our surplus "Saturday Fundraiser" provides low-cost computer systems and parts to the public.
You can drop-off your computer equipment, receive a charitable receipt, and provide benefit to our community. Business pickups are available to companies with a truckload of useable items.
CRC was featured in the New York Times "Circuits" section on 11/23/2000 and FORBES magazine May 2000 as well as a 2 1/2 minute feature article aired on San Francisco TV station KRON 12/26/2000. Additional coverage includes ABC news with Peter Jennings, CBS news with Tom Brokow, CNN Business Report, Computer Currents, Good Morning America, NBC news, PBS Digital West, and ZD [TECH] TV with Leo Laporte.
The organization expanded in 1992 with a grant from the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, became state licensed as a vocational training program with state-certified courses in 1995, and part of Computers & Education in 1997. CRC and Computer & Education programs have placed tens-of-thousands of refurbished computers in to public schools and nonprofit educational programs. CRC is a service provider to United Way in the `Safe Havens` after-school program, partners with Boys & Girls Club `Building Horizons` in ROP [regional occupation programs], and provides internship opportunities for college and technical students. CRC signed MOU`s [memorandum of understanding] with the California Department of Corrections to provide computers for training and refurbishment in the prisons, and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development for digital-divide programs in neighborhood learning centers.
CRC is recognized by both state and federal legislators for its training and youth programs that divert computers from landfills. We "reuse the best and recycle the rest" to benefit the local community.
Computers & Education and Computer Recycling Corporation serves northern and central California through programs in Sunnyvale [Silicon Valley], San Francisco, and Santa Rosa, and serves Southern California through its partnership with Building Horizons.
