I have two second-hand 13 1/2" PC color monitors–one NEC ansd one Packard-Bell. They work, but I’ve replaced them with one that works better. I understand that it’s illegal to toss them into a dumpster, and Goodwill and the Salvation Army–with no facilities for working on computer electronics–won’t take donations. What do I do just to get rid of them?
Ten bucks says that if you put them on the curb with a sign that says “Free!”, they’ll likely be gone in four hours.
Chances are some over-amped 16-year-olds snatched 'em and took them up Stunt Road and chucked 'em over a cliff, though, so if you’re enviro-conscious… sorry.
Local school systems may have a system in place for acquiring and refurbishing such items (13 inches is fine for a library terminal!) Try making a few phone calls in that area.
In L. A. County, the best place to get rid of hazardous waste is at the Hyperion Wast Treatment plant, which is on Imperial Highway just East of PCH. They’re open weekends and they take anything: TVs, Monitors, batteries, paint cans, used engine oil, spent plutonium rods - er, I mean, old Cell phones, etc. I save all my dead batteries in a big bucket and drive out there once a month.
The Goodwill Computer Works in Orange County handles computers at two locations:
2702 W. 5th Street
Santa Ana
(714) 543-9272
2430 E. Chapman
Fullerton
(714) 446-0599
They also do general computer recycling at one of them (or they did recently.)
In Wisconsin, the Department of Corrections accepts donations of both working and nonworking computer equipment for the inmates to refurbish and return to the community – schools, social programs, etc. Perhaps California has something similar.