The costs are partially subsidized by a fine levied against a private landfill in a State of Vermont enforcement action. On Saturday, April 1, Thursday, April 6, Friday, April 7, and Saturday, April 8, from 9 am to 3 pm, Vermont residents, schools, municipalities and businesses can bring computer systems and peripherals to the Hartford HazWaste Building on Route 5, two miles south of the VA Hospital in White River Junction. The computer electronics will be remanufactured, with the highest priority going toward refurbishing machines for resale to low income Vermonters, which will help break down the digital divide. Other units will be dismantled and individual components sold for reuse and recycling by Vermont Retroworks, a subsidiary of Addison County Community Action Group's reuse center.
Computers come in all shapes, sizes, brands and ages.
The Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste District and other VRC members are targeting the top tier of Vermont's Act 78 with their goal to reduce the need for new computers, reuse whatever is feasible and recycle as large a percentage of the remaining material as possible. If you are a ValleyNet subscriber and need help, visit our Request for Technical Support page.