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
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.