PC Recycling

Pitching Your PC's?
Don't toss them in the landfill — recycle them!

If you have old, outdated electronic products (e.g., personal computers, peripherals, laptops, monitors, fax machines and copiers) in your office or home, you're not alone. According to the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, approximately 75 percent of obsolete electronics are currently being stored or warehoused without any idea on the best way to handle these materials.
Electronic products can contain over a dozen hazardous or toxic materials. The cathode ray tube (CRTs) in monitors can be up to 27 percent lead, and in a form that can leach into the water table if dumped in a landfill. Other chemicals such as cadmium and lithium (in rechargeable batteries), mercury (in switches and lamps) as well as chromium and antimony can be found in amounts that may cause them to test hazardous under Federal law.
Many electronic products contain parts that could be profitably refurbished and reused with little effort. When we throw away old electronic equipment, we're throwing away these resources and generating additional pollution associated with the need to access virgin materials and manufacture new products.
Items Accepted for Recycling

• IT equipment
• All types of PCs, Servers, Laptops, Midranges, and Mainframes regardless of age or condition, working or non working, complete or incomplete units.
• All UI devices including Dumb Terminals, Standard Monitors, Plasma and others regardless of age or condition.
• All mass storage devices including Tape Drives, SCSI devices, Optical Drives together with media regardless of size, age or condition.
• All types of Printers (Dot-matrix, Laser, Inkjet, Bubble-jet, etc.)
• All types of Hubs, Routers, Switches regardless of age, condition, size or technology.
• All cable, wiring, racking, clean-room equipment and generators.

The Blind Center of Nevada will pick up any computer related items for free provided there is a minimum of 1,000 lbs weight in each collection (About 20 computers with monitors). Smaller quantities can be dropped off at the Blind Center free of charge or pick up arrangements can be made for a nominal fee.
All you need to do is to let us know when, where, and what volume. We will do the rest.

Asset Management

The first step in a planned asset disposal program is to understand what assets you have, where they are physically located and the residual value (if any) they may have. The Blind Center of Nevada can provide a complete asset disposal program. Companies can no longer merely have equipment taken away. It must be recycled responsibly as soon as possible. Let us show you how we can do that for you!

Is a Computer an Asset or a Liability?

When it comes to the computer's end-of-life, the answer is easy: liability!
A computer contains information. Exposing that information can cause damage to a variety of agents. Furthermore, that information is protected by law. The process of clearing information from the hard drive, beyond recovery, is called: "Hard Drive Sanitization". Evidence that the hard drive was sanitized is called: "Certificate of Destruction".

Motivations for Hard Drive Sanitization

• Losing Customers' Trust, Reputation
• Security and Privacy
• Risk Management
• Acquiring a Certification of Data Destruction
• Disposing oversized storages of your old electronics
• Environmental factors

Compliance
Laws and regulations make organizations responsible for their employees' and customers' information, and require proper disposal of the hard drives. Laws include: HIPPA, FACTA, SBA, GLBA, PIPEDA, SEC Rule 17a, Californa Senate Bill 1386.

The Challenges
Federal agencies such as DoD, DSS and NIST set standards on how to protect and sanitize electronic information. Yet, developing and implementing protocols in your organization easily becomes a sophisticated task. Robert Varmosi, the senior editor of CNET Review wrote: "the process is mind-numbing and subject to human error" There is no way to easily visually check that erasure has successfully occurred".

The Blind Center and You
Different organizations are subject to compliance with distinctive laws. The Blind Center of Nevada will customize a solution for you, based on the sensitivity of your data, field of operation, location (state), status and more.

The Blind Center of Nevada is a national leader in the field of Hard Drive Sanitization. We provide data destruction solutions to numerous customers including: State and Local Nevada Government Agencies, Hospitals, Utilities, Banks, Legal Firms and Commercial Businesses.

The Blind Center of Nevada will collect any computer related items for free provided there is a minimum of 1,000 lbs weight in each collection (About 20 computers with monitors).

All you need to do is to let us know when, where and what volume. We will do the rest.

For smaller quantities:
• 1 to 9 systems pick up charge.......$40.00
• 10 to 19 systems pick up charge...$75.00

Equipment can be dropped off at a Recycling Event or at our warehouse at the Blind Center of Nevada free of charge.

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Due to low residual value, special handling or other conditions, additional charges may be required. Call the Blind Center of Nevada at Please call the center at 702.642.6000 to schedule a new volunteer intake.