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= Processing Donations = | = Processing Donations = | ||
# Check the black donations table in the hackitorium next to the elevator gate for incoming donations, and | # Check the black donations table in the hackitorium next to the elevator gate for incoming donations, and route things accordingly: | ||
## Hack shelf and component donations on the donation shelves below the turing classroom window, to the left of the hack shelves. | ## Hack shelf and component donations on the donation shelves below the turing classroom window, to the left of the hack shelves. | ||
## Sewing supplies: ??? | ## Sewing supplies: ??? | ||
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=== PCs === | === PCs === | ||
Keep anything intact that has a Core 2 Duo (or equivalent) or newer. Anything older | Keep anything intact that has a Core 2 Duo (or equivalent) or newer. Anything older, take apart for parts. We generally keep memory, power supplies, PCI cards, and drives, and ewaste the rest. PCs, even with some parts removed, can be used to pay ewaste recyclers for taking the rest of our crap. | ||
=== Monitors === | === Monitors === | ||
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We don't want CRTs - they're large, put out a lot of heat, and are difficult to dispose of. | We don't want CRTs - they're large, put out a lot of heat, and are difficult to dispose of. | ||
LCD monitors should be tested to see if they're working, and then labeled with a | LCD monitors should be tested to see if they're working, and then labeled with a peice of a tape and a sharpie with the date they were tested, and whether they work or not. | ||
=== Commodity | === Commodity appliances === | ||
Examples: scanners, printers, ice makers, coffee machines, etc. | Examples: scanners, printers, ice makers, coffee machines, etc. | ||
Unless it has obvious direct utility in the space (and we don't already have a better one), then we generally | Unless it has obvious direct utility in the space (and we don't already have a better one), then we generally take these apart for parts/useful subsystems for people to use in projects. Usually only a few parts or subsystems are of any use, which make up a small fraction of the overall bulk of the appliance. We generally take them apart and remove the useful bits, and ewaste the rest. | ||
= E-Waste disposal = | = E-Waste disposal = |