NextPhase Sponsors Computer “Take Back” Event

Converge, a leading independent distributor of electronic components, technology products and supply chain services, has announced that its IT asset disposition division NextPhase will sponsor a free computer and electronics product “Take Back” recycling event Saturday, Oct. 13.

The “Take Back” event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the company’s corporate headquarters at Centennial Office Park, Four Technology Dr., in Peabody, Mass. The event is open to all residents of Peabody and surrounding North Shore communities.

NextPhase will accept all desktop PCs and laptops, printers, monitors, televisions, stereos, PDAs and mobile phones, keyboards and electronic game consoles. Participants are allowed a maximum of five products per category and only one television per person; however, they may drop off an unlimited number of mice and power cords and adaptors. Unacceptable items are refrigerators, freezers, microwaves, ovens, stoves, blenders and non-electronic devices.

NextPhase will destroy hard drives to prevent identity theft, and everyone who brings a computer to the event will receive a certificate of destruction.

In 2006, NextPhase diverted more than 35 million pounds of excess, obsolete and retired electronic equipment from landfills. More information is available at www.nextphaseglobal.com.