Free Computer Recycling Workshop : No Computer Should Go To Waste!
NRC and Dell are offering a free, hands-on computer recycling conference for qualified California recycling coordinators. Created especially for university and municipal recyclers, this two-day conference hosted by Stanford University will allow attendees to study and experience best practices for computer collection events with Dell, the industry-leading manufacturer, and NRC, the nation’s leading recycling advocacy and education organization.
The registration deadline is Tuesday, October 7, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
When and where will the training be held?
The training will be held on Friday, October 10 and Saturday, October 11 at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. You must attend both days.
The training will cover two full days. View the Friday workshop agenda.
Who may attend?
Professional recycling coordinators or environmental health and safety coordinators at local governments, colleges and universities, primary/secondary schools and nonprofit organizations who would like to host their own computer recycling collection events. Only two people per organization, please. You must also be a member of the National Recycling Coalition. If you are not currently a member, you can join the NRC automatically by becoming a member of the California Resource Recovery Association.
This workshop is not for people who are simply interested in computer recycling issues–you must represent an organization that is in a position to organize and host an electronics collection event.
What’s special about this training?
On Friday, attendees will attend a workshop featuring industry experts discussing collection event best practices, ethics and special issues associated with electronics recycling, the state of the national electronic waste stream, and California regulations. View the Friday agenda.
On Saturday, attendees will help staff a real computer recycling event serving the residents of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties on the Stanford campus, putting Friday’s lessons to work immediately and giving attendees the confidence that comes with the hands-on experience of working an actual event. Attendees will be divided into teams to set up and run the event; learn how to sort, wrap and pack a truck with old electronics; collect data; manage volunteers and traffic flow; and more. See the flier advertising the free collection event (a pdf)
What else do I get out of it?
This training is a pilot project for Dell and NRC. By participating in the training, you can help NRC and Dell evaluate its usefulness and discuss how it could be improved. Should NRC and Dell decide to repeat the program in other cities across the U.S., you will know that you helped craft a national education program for other recycling professionals like yourself.
How do I sign up?
The registration deadline is Tuesday, October 7, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
Register now by downloading our PDF registration form and faxing it to NRC at (202) 347-0449 or downloading our registration form as a Word file, saving it, filling it out, and emailing it to us as an attachment to [email protected]. Sorry, no phone or on-site registrations. You will receive a confirmation letter with directions after we have processed your registration.
About the sponsors:
Dell Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL), a premier provider of products and services required for customers worldwide to build their information-technology and Internet infrastructures, recently concluded its 15 city “National Dell Recycling Tour,” collecting nearly 2 million pounds of unwanted computers. The campaign reached over 43 million media consumers with the message that “No Computer Should Go To Waste” and reached over 1 million people by direct grassroots email. Dell’s next phase of the tour will include teaching best practices to others so that collection events can be replicated nationally. Dell believes that one-time recycling events are not a long-term solution to the electronic waste issue, but sees them as a highly-effective awareness tool for educating consumers about computer end-of-life options. Collection events for historic waste also help clear the way for sustainable retirement solutions.
Founded in 1978, the National Recycling Coalition, Inc. (NRC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization representing all the diverse interests committed to the common goal of maximizing recycling to achieve the benefits of resource conservation, solid waste reduction, environmental protection, energy conservation and social and economic development. Its 4,000 members include recycling and environmental organizations; large and small businesses; federal, state and local governments; and individuals. The NRC is dedicated to the advancement and improvement of recycling, and also source reduction, composting and reuse, by providing technical information, education, training, outreach and advocacy services to its members in order to conserve resources and benefit the environment.