Equipment Donation and Recycling at 3R's
3R's accepts, for free, working Pentium III and Macintosh G3 computers as well as monitors manufactured after 2003 (date on back of monitor). Equipment older than this or equipment that is not working, is accepted when accompanied with a recycling fee.
Why should you donate your computer equipment to Ruth’s Reusable Resources?
3Rs has a membership of over 200 Maine schools and nonprofit organizations. We are available to over 4500 teachers who in turn bring our donated materials into their classrooms, effecting over 70,000 students. Saving our member schools thousands and thousands of dollars each year. We are a 501 © (3) non-profit organization allowing businesses to make charitable contributions while finding an outlet for their unwanted usable equipment and materials.
Many businesses are discarding equipment that could still have a use in the classroom setting. Computer equipment donated through 3Rs may begin a second life of service which in many cases will last for many years to come. Donating good usable computer equipment could save money for area businesses as they look for ways to reduce disposal options costs for their unwanted equipment
Everyone wins-By matching the recycling needs of businesses with the technology needs of our schools; it is our hope that this service will bring more, high quality, computers to schools through out Maine. At the same time it will provide a convenient, environmentally safe disposal option for unusable equipment.
Ruth's computer program offers the following to Maine's schools and businesses:
3R's accepts all computer related electronic equipment to be reused by our member schools or to be recycled. As more and more schools look to 3R's to assist them with their technology needs, 3R's is looking for more donations of good usable equipment.
In the school year 2004-2005 3R's placed over 700 computers and related pieces of equipment into the classrooms of it's member schools at little or no cost.
Ruth's Reusable Resources is a Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher allowing us to install Windows operating systems on donated equipment for a fraction of the market cost.
We are committed to the environment by fully recycling all unwanted/unusable electronic equipment through an electronics recycler licensed by the Maine Department of Environment Protection. All 3R's members who receive donated computer equipment are required to dispose of the equipment using environmentally accepted methods at the time of the disposal.
We will come to any Southern Maine business to discuss ways to donate electronic equipment.
Computer donations from individuals are accepted with a modest recycling fee.
Selling of donated materials is strictly prohibited. All computer and computer related donations will only go to public and private schools or other non profit organizations.
Recycle your Computers at 3R's
Due to recycling costs, we must charge a modest recycling fee unless computers are at least Pentium III, G3 (Macintosh) or monitors are manufactured 2003 or newer. This fee provides the necessary funds to recycle equipment that proves to be too old or otherwise unusable to our member schools. 3R’s collects at our sight, all usable and unusable computers and related equipment. All equipment will be taken with the following fee schedule:
| Monitors: 15”-17” | $15.00 |
| Monitors: Larger than 17” | $25.00 |
| CPU'S | $5.00 |
| Servers | $10.00 |
| Printers, scanners and fax machines (desktop size) | $10.00 |
| Copiers and printers (floor model size) | $50.00 |
| Keyboards | $2.00 |
Payment: Please make checks payable to 3R's/Computer Recycling. Payment must accompany computers as we do not have the system to bill. If requested, an itemized receipt will be provided.
Delivery: Since we are a volunteer based program, we do not have the capacity to pick-up small amounts of equipment.
Businesses: If you are a Maine business, we can provide proper documentation for all equipment donated or recycled through Ruth's Reusable Resources. If you have a large quantity of computer equipment to recycle/donate or if you have a combination of working or non working equipment, please e-mail or call us. We would be happy to work out special arrangements with you.
For more information please contact:
Chris Slader
Ruth’s Reusable Resources Center
207-699-5565
chris@ruths.org