By Lauren Matthews

Here is a list of organizations that recycle and/or donate computers:

Alachua County Freenet
2603 NW 13th Street #315
Gainesville, FL 32609
E-mail: recycle@afn.org
Distributes refurbished computers free to nonprofit organizations, school groups and under-privileged individuals in the Gainesville community.

American Bar Association Technology Exchange Program
(303) 329-8091
E-mail: mm8091@aol.com
Contact: Meredith McBurney
Distributes used computers to nonprofits providing legal services to low-income people.

AnotheR BytE, Inc.
Postal Box 23522
Flagstaff, AZ 86002
Voice mail: (800) 775-0712, ext. 6923
http://www.infomagic.com/~abyte
E-mail: abyte@infomagic.com
Contact: Charlie DiBella, Executive Director

Assistive Technology Recycling Project/ Recycle North
266 Pine Street
Burlington, VT 05402
(802) 658-4143
Contact: Scott Buckingham
Accepts donations of used furniture, computers and other appliances for redistribution to disabled individuals and groups.

Boston Computer Society Nonprofit Assistance Program
101 First Avenue, Suite 2
Waltham, MA 02154
E-mail: msa@bcs.org
Contact: Marlene Archer
Supplies equipment and assistance to nonprofit members; membership fees range from $100 to $300. Has an electronic discussion group for people running computer-donation programs.

Community Computer Exchange
46 Stowell Road
Bedford, NH 03110-4715
(603) 472-4049
http://www.mv.com/ipusers/peecee/
E-mail: spereira@peecee.mv.com
Contact: Stephen Pereira, Director
Accepts donations of surplus computer hardware, software and books and provides them to educational programs, nonprofit agencies and low-income individuals.

Community Wire Service
2155 Verdugo Boulevard, Unit 117
Montrose, CA 91020
(818) 265-7906
http://www.cwire.com/
Contact: Robert Marston

Compaq
(281) 370-0670
Provides computers and vouchers for computers to nonprofits in the Houston, Texas, area which address certain issues.

CompuMentor
89 Stillman Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 512-7784
http://www.compumentor.org
Has a wide selection of donated software and computer-related books available to 501(c)(3) organizations for charges ranging from $10 to $40 in addition to a $15 subscription fee.

Computer Bank Charity
15062-B 15th Avenue, N.E.
Seattle, WA 98155
(206) 365-4657
E-mail: compubank@seanet.com
Contact: Don Brasher, President
Accepts and repairs donated computers, primarily in the Seattle area. Redistributes computers to individuals or nonprofit groups at no charge; highest priority is given to people with disabilities.

Computer Reclamation Inc.
8880 Monard Drive
Silver Springs, MD 20910
(301) 495-0280
Donates computers and other equipment to nonprofits in the Washington, D.C., area. Requests a $25 donation per computer.

Computer Recycling Center
Cyert Hall, Room B-25
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 268-8609
E-mail: retread@andrew.cmu.edu
Contact: Marc Bartholomew, Coordinator
Accepts computers and makes them available to schools and nonprofits in the area. Gives top priority to groups involved in job training or tutoring. Requires fee of $50 per machine.

Computer Recycling for Education & Community Enhancing Resources (C.R.E.C.E.R.)
P.O. Box 792504
San Antonio, TX 78279
(210) 520-1233
E-mail: crecer@salsa.net
Contact: Cathy Barnes
Awards recycled computer equipment to schools, libraries and other human resource community agencies in San Antonio and south Texas. Has a special interest in assisting low income and rural populations.

Computer Recycling Project
479 Bartlett Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 695-7703
http://www.wco.com/~dale/crp.html
E-mail: dale@calon.com
Contact: Dale M. Tersey, Executive Director
Accepts donated computers and redistributes them to schools and nonprofits in the San Francisco area. Will answer questions sent via e-mail.

Computer Recycling Resources from Nerd World
http://www.nerdworld.com/nw1874.html

Computer Re-use Network (CoRN)
P.O. Box 1078
Hollywood, SC 29449
(803) 889-8247
E-mail: jas@awod.com
Contact: John A. Schweikart

Computers and You
330 Ellis, Room 610
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 922-7593
http://www.glide.org
E-mail: cryinfo@glide.org
Donates limited amount of equipment at subsidized rates.

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