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Resources & Links

This page contains a variety of links for further information and also features information on practical reuse and recycling schemes. If you have items you would like to reuse or recycle and can't find an outlet then give us a call and we will do our best to help!

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Computer Re-Use

All of the organisations below provide a free service although some of them may not be able to collect your ICT equipment. They will delete all of the information from the hard drives before re-installing software.

Computer Re-Use in Somerset

The following non-profit organisations will refurbish your computers for use by playgroups, schools, youth clubs, charities and other non-profit organisations. They also make them available to those on state benefits, disabled, pensioners, and schoolchildren with learning difficulties.

Ideally, they want donated computers to have a Processor of 300 MHz or faster and have at least 64 Mb of memory. They are always pleased to receive Hard Disk drives of 4Gb and above or memory chips and other useful components. However if your Computer is very old and no longer capable of being refurbished for use by a charity or school, it may have to be classified as "Electronic Waste" and be processed for recycling. For more details please contact the groups directly.

CVS Community Computers Unit E, Creech Business Park, Mill Lane, Creech-St-Michael TA3 5PX 01823 442665

E-mail: cvscomcomputers@aol.com Website: www.cvscommunitycomputers.co.uk

Community Computers UK Unit A, The Orchard, West Monkton, Taunton TA2 8QN 01823 324002

Website: www.communitycomputers.org

Information Technology Resource Centre, Yeovil Unit 4, Yeovil Small Business Centre, Yeovil BA22 8WA 01935 414034

Website: www.itrc.co.uk

Proactive Computing, 115 Dobree Park, Rockwell Green, Wellington, Somerset TA21 9RT

This venture is a not-for-profit company designed not only to refurbish computers but also to offer IT support services as well. All this is done to help local charities, non-profit organisations and voluntary groups.

The company does offer a great way for companies, councils and people to help out our local communities and indeed international communities.

This not-for-profit company exists solely to help other charitable causes, it does this from a qualified perspective and at costs to help keep charities funds where they are needed…with them!

Tel: (01823) 667117

Website: www.proactivecomputing.org

Digital Links provide refurbished computers to the developing world. They also provide affordable software and training in ICT.

In rural areas they are developing solar and wireless technology so that villages without electricity supplies or telecommunications can still access this technology. Digital Links take full legal liability for everything that they receive, and can offer you the following services:

Complete and secure deletion of all data stored on the machine to Ministry of Defence standard, using specialist software
Full audit trail, with complete computer tracking
Full compliance with the incoming WEEE directive
Feedback on the countries and communities that your computers are benefiting
0% landfill policy, so any damaged items are fully recycled

Collection from anywhere on the UK mainland. Collection is free depending on the standard of computers, a charge of £2-£3 may be put on collecting lower spec. machines.

Multiple site collections

The minimum specification of equipment that can usefully be reused is:

25+ items (Monitors or Base units)
Pentium III processor
64 Mb of RAM " 6 GB Hard Drive
15" Monitor

If you are interested in your computers being reused by young people in developing countries or if you have any queries, contact Digital-Links on 0207 785 6261 or reuse@digital-links.org or www.digital-links.org

Lamp Recycle Services Ltd

Lamp Recycle Services are a not-for-profit company based in Plymouth. They do not charge for collection, but normally only collect equipment when they have other collections to make from the same area. They can also take printers and faxes. After the hard drives have been wiped they sell the computers to people and organisations who could not otherwise afford to purchase at normal prices. In certain circumstances they also offer free give-aways to needy and worthwhile causes.

Phone: 01752 205090

E-mail: liz@lamprecycle.co.uk

Web site: www.lamprecycle.co.uk