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New Computer Notebooks Harder to Recycle, Critics Claim

Computer manufacturers are under increased pressure from consumers and businesses to “go green” and make their products as easy to reuse and recycle as possible when they reach the end of their usable life.   However, a new report from the Electronics TakeBack Coalition singles out today’s thin laptop computers, sometimes called “ultrabooks” for being “a hassle to repair and refurbish.”  When dealing with a NYC electronics recycling company, it’s important to make sure they will take your notebook.

“Most ultrabook laptops are designed so consumers can’t change our own batteries. Instead, they want us to ship our laptops off to the service depot for a week,” said Barbara Kyle, the national coordinator for the ETBC, in a prepared statement. “This is ultra inconvenient, plus it also ultimately discourages reuse.”  Worse, in some instances the product’s warranty is voided “if the consumer tinkers with it.”

The report calls upon the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) to revise its standards regarding computer manufacturing and recycling best practices.  NYC electronics recycling companies need to start evaluating the types of computers and notebooks they take from companies and individuals.

Fortunately, Recycling New York, Inc. is your New Jersey and New York City expert partner when it comes to recycling your company’s old laptops, notebooks, desktop computers, peripherals and other electronics.  We pick them up from your business location at no charge to you, and ensure that they are either refurbished for continued use or disposed of in the most environmentally safe way possible.  Contact us today to learn about NYC electronics recycling services and free pickup!

How to Hire a New York Computer Recycling Company

Does your New York company still have obsolete computers, phone systems and other equipment taking up valuable space in your office?  Now you can dispose of them quickly and responsibly by contacting a professional New York computer recycling company.

When deciding which New York computer recycling company to contact, ask the following questions:

  • Will they come and remove all you unwanted computers for free?
  • Will they completely erase all the data on your company’s old computers, and provide you with a data destruction certificate?
  • Does this company make it easy for you to give your old equipment to charities and non-profits in need?
  • Will this recycling company make you a cash offer for your old computers if they have resale value?
  • Do they remove all metals and toxic components from your computers before properly disposing of them?
  • Does this recycling company do all its processing in the U.S., rather than shipping e-waste overseas for processing?

New York Recycling, Inc. is the perfect choice. We do all this and more!  Call us to arrange a FREE pick up and we will come directly to your New York  business and take all your used computers and electronics away for processing.  If your e-waste can be resold, we will make you an offer! We really do pay YOU to recycle!  Take advantage of our New York computer recycling services today!  We are clearly the best choice for your New York area company.

New Jersey Electronics Recycling: The Dos and Don’ts

New Jersey businesses invest in new computers, phone systems and other office equipment every year. Unfortunately, many don’t realize that they can recycle their old computers instead of just throwing them out with the trash.  “While e-waste only accounts for two percent of the U.S. garbage in landfills,” according to Earth911.com, “it accounts for 70 percent of overall toxic garbage.” That toxic waste includes heavy and precious metals like copper, gold and lead. Along with representing a senseless waste of valuable commodities, this also means the ground water around the landfill is being polluted. This pollution in turn ends up in the Garden State’s food and water supply.  New Jersey electronics recycling is a much better option in order to keep the unnecessary pollution out of our state.

According to Earth911.com, “as much as 99 percent of all materials from electronics are reused in a different capacity or sold.” This means your company’s unwanted computer equipment can be easily be put to a different use, in the hands of a company like ours.  We specializes in New Jersey electronics recycling, business liquidation and data destruction.

Our team will come directly to your New Jersey business location, then take your old computers and more away for processing – FREE!  In fact, if your discarded computers have resale value, Recycling New York, Inc. will make you an offer!

  Contact us to find out how New Jersey electronics recycling works.

Computer Recycling Conference Boasts Record Attendance

Experts in the growing field of computer recycling met in Dallas, Texas in September 2012 to talk about the future of the electronics recycling industry.  Over 1,300 attendees came to the annual E-Scrap Conference, now in its tenth year. They hailed from 29 countries and 43 states, including New Jersey and New York.  The keynote speaker, Gary Shapiro of Consumer Electronics, told his audience, “We’ve all seen the horrible images of what can happen to electronics after they’re discarded,” noting that computers, peripherals and other equipment are not designed to break down in landfills.  He announced that one of the New York computer recycling industry’s biggest challenges will be to “change consumer behavior” by encouraging the proper disposal of e-waste.

David Daoud of International Data Corp. dismissed rumors that people were switching to iPads and other tablets and that therefore, the issue of how to recycle desktop computers would soon be less important.  “The PC is not dead — contrary to what you may have heard,” said Daoud. “There is still strong demand from enterprise but for the first time, consumer IT spending is outpacing enterprise.”  Making e-waste recycling easier for everyone was an overarching theme of the E-Scrap Conference.

Recycling New York, Inc. already makes “green” New York computer recycling simple and hassle-free.  Call us to arrange a FREE pick up and we will come directly to your business. Our team picks up your used equipment for recycling.  Better yet, if your company’s e-waste can be resold, Recycling New York, Inc. will make you an offer. That’s right: we’ll pay your business to recycle its unwanted computers, faxes, phone systems and so much more.

Contact Recycling New York, Inc. today to learn about how we can work with you to properly dispose of your company’s e-waste.  We. offer businesses in the New York computer recycling services, as well as business liquidation and data destruction New York services.

PLUS we pay your business top dollar for all types of working and nonworking equipment.

Copper Recycling From Old Computers Expected to Increase

Did you know that the average desktop computer contains up to five pounds of copper? Or that old-fashioned cathode ray tube (CRT) televisions and computer monitors also contain copper?
As demand for copper increases along with its price, people are turning their attention to discarded computers and electronics as sources of this essential metal.  In fact, New York computer recycling has been a more practical solution because of this copper demand increases.

At a recent meeting of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Jason Schenker of Prestige Economics said, “I am bullish on copper for 2013 and beyond.”  The good news is, we specialize in salvaging copper, gold, silver and other precious and/or toxic metals and materials from your obsolete computers, phone systems and other equipment.

When you contact Recycling New York, Inc, we come to your company and haul away your “e-waste” at no charge to you.  Better yet, if your company’s e-waste has any residual value, we will make you an offer. That’s right: we’ll pay your business to recycle.  New York computer recycling can make you and your business some money.

Contact Recycling New York, Inc. today to learn about how we can work with you to salvage copper and other metals from your unwanted computers and electronics CLICK HERE for a FREE quote and to schedule a FREE pickup or call Recycling New York, Inc. today at 917-688-9753.

Electronic Waste: The Good, The Bad and The Valuable

Getting a new computer or smart phone is always exciting, but we rarely wonder what happens to our old gadgets after we discard them.

The fact is, 50 million metric tons of used electronics and computer equipment — also known as “e-waste” – is generated around the world every year, as old items are replaced with the newest models.

Incredibly, over 98% of this e-waste comes from items we don’t normally think of as computers. That’s because today, millions of consumer goods like major and small “smart” appliances also come with microprocessors.

The bad news is, these microprocessors and other computer components contain “toxic substances such as lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, selenium, and hexavalent chromium.” When we haphazardly throw away all this equipment, these dangerous chemicals find their way into the surrounding soil and water, which in turn pollutes farmland and therefore, our food supply.

However, there’s good news too: other computer components are also valuable and highly desirable. According to one source, “a personal computer may contain up to four grams of gold and other valuable materials that can be recovered at a profit.”

It’s easy to see that for all these reasons, old computers, office peripherals, electronic equipment and more need to be carefully recycled, just like we regularly recycle paper and plastics.  Did you know about computer and electronic recycling in New York and New Jersey?

Fortunately, Recycling New York, Inc. is already an established e-waste industry leader, dedicated to ensuring that all dangerous or valuable components are retrieved from old computers, appliances and more.

Recycling New York, Inc. will come to businesses in the New York and New Jersey and pick up unwanted equipment, at no charge to the client.  Let us recycle computers and electronics for you for FREE!

Unlike many other companies, they will also pay these businesses for e-waste that has resale value.

Contact Recycling New York, Inc. and put them to work for your New Jersey or New York based business.

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Recycling New York, Inc. offers businesses in the New York City and New Jersey area FREE pickup and recycling services for your old computers, electronics, office equipment and more, while ensuring data security that meets D.O.D. standards.

PLUS we pay your business top dollar for all types of working and non-working equipment.

CLICK HERE for a FREE quote and to schedule a FREE pickup or call Recycling New York, Inc. today at 917-688-9753.