James Burgett founded the Alameda County Computer Resource Center, essentially to make money off of equipment that other people thought was obsolete garbage. Thirteen years later he’s reformatted, refurbished and donated thousands of computers to folks who might not ever have the chance to own one. The ACCRC offers workshops on how to refurbish and reuse junked equipment and how to install and use the open source OS Ubuntu Linux, which is free for all. Saving valuable equipment from the landfill, James explains, is not exactly profitable for the California Electronics Recycling Initiative, which encourages recyclers to mine and grind parts rather than refurb for reuse. Thanks for the tour, James!
Tags: James Burgett, refurbish, reuse
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May 8th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Is there a way for me to get one of the refurbished computers.
May 9th, 2007 at 9:54 am
hi joyce
you would need to contact James at http://ACCRC.org
here is their contact info:
Phone: (510) 528-4052
Fax: (510) 528-4053
Email: info@accrc.org
cheers!
-ryanne and jay