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In
California, when you want to recycle old computers and electronic
equipment, you cant just give them to Goodwill or the Salvation Army.
They wont take them. You must take them to a special recycling
center, hand them over one by one to an attendant, who will itemize
them and have you sign a variety of forms that certify that you
bought these devices in California. The net result is that one
thinks twice or maybe three times before going through the hassle.
It probably never occurred to those who make the regulations that
people value their time and those who are maybe less filled with
civic spirit will just throw these items away. Would it be so bad to
have a dumpster or something at these recycling centers for
electronic equipment that people can leave things in? Do we really
need an itemized form of where they were purchased? Really?
[OK, my informants tell me that I have this all wrong. That in other states, people pay when they are recycling their computers so they either come to California and dump them here or leave them in the desert. In California, of course, you pay for this service when you buy the equipment.
Also, my friends tell me that at other recycling centers in California, they literally unload your car for you and you dont even have to get out of the car, it is painless, etc, etc. ]