Apple Computers has a company-wide policy that is environmentally responsible. Apple promotes product recycling through their take-back initiatives and provides step-by-step information about how you can recycle your old equipment through Apple when you purchase a new Macintosh system.

Computers for Schools Foundation welcomes contributions of quality computer equipment, which they refurbish and place in schools as needed.

The Consumer Education Initiative (CEI) is a program developed by the Environmental Issues Council of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA). This website informs consumers about recycling and reuse opportunities for used electronics.

Basel Action Network’s e-Stewards provides links to locations across the country that responsibly recycle electronics waste. These groups are held to high “green” standards and are recommended by environmental and social justice advocates. (The two locations in Illinois are Sipi Metals Corp. and CloudBlue.)

Here is what Genesis Recycling Inc.’s Aaron Goldstein says about their services: “We are we are a local electronics recycling company that adheres to the strict policy of “0% landfill”. We are registered, Licensed, and listed on IL EPA web-site (http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/electronic-waste-recycling/recycler-list.html) and a portion of our proceeds goes to the ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease)  Les Turner Foundation we are a proud sponsor of this charity.  We manually disassemble all electronic devices to the component level and re-introduce them into the industrial manufacturing stream to produce new products. What can’t be reused is sent to appropriate licensed smelters for commodity recovery. Nothing gets shredded or ends up in a landfill. We value the privacy of our clients therefore,  all hard drives are destroyed making them useless  the clients data non recoverable and id theft impossible. We comply with all the privacy laws such as HIPPA, Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. We are safe for all doctors, lawyers, CPAs, Banks, and insurance companies to use without any risk to their business breaking any privacy laws. You’ll find us the most flexible and accommodating to fit your needs.  For more information, please visit us on the web atwww.genesisrecycling.net.”  Contact info: Aaron Goldstein, Genesis Electronics Recycling, Inc., Phone: 888-788-4363 Fax: 888-336-6932, Cell: 847-421-5546, E-mail: Aarong@genesisrecycling.net, Web: www.genesisrecycling.net, (Referred to us by Jean Newcomer, Lumity)

The Nonprofit Recycling and Reuse Network is a website where individuals or organizations can place an offer to donate computer equipment. Simply fill out an online form listing your terms and the equipment you are donating, and they will post the information on their website.

TechSoup.org has comprehensive information about computer recycling and reuse. They provide resources for those who would like to donate hardware, those who would like to acquire recycled hardware, and refurbishers.

Sims Recycling Solutions offers environmentally sound recycling for electronics.  The nearest facility is in West Chicago, but there are 9 other sites in the U.S. and Canada.

UsedComputer.com lists nonprofit organizations that accept donations of computer equipment that they can either use or resell. They are not interested in equipment that they will have to pay to dispose of. This website also lists companies across the country that recycle old electronic equipment.