Aware Bear Computer Recycling Rochester NY
Computer Recycling in Rochester NY Aware Bear Computers Rochester NY
Aware Bear Computers Rochester NY explains that many people will put their old computers at the curb without realizing that the entire personal data still resides in the hard drive even after the hard drive is formatted. Information for bank accounts, personal documents, financial documents, web history and other sensitive information that should be properly cleaned before disposing of an old computer or smart phone.
Aware Bear Computers Rochester NY accepts computers to be recycled in the Rochester area. All of the recycling offered by Aware Bear is FREE of charge. We recycle: obsolete computers, printers, LCD screens, keyboard, mouse, routers and other computer related peripherals. At the moment we are not accepting CRT monitors or TVs. All gets properly recycled and do not end up at a landfill.
Aware Bear Computer Recycling Rochester NY (Recycling Center)
Aware Bear Computers Rochester NY Computer Recycling Free Recycling in Rochester NY
Aware Bear Computers Rochester NY’s main goal is to protect the environment by recycling always free of charge for the costumer. Andre Alves wants to make sure no computers get mixed with residential garbage. “By offering free recycling we make sure that every computer that comes in gets disposed properly” says Andre Alves owner of Aware Bear Computers in Pittsford New York.
No one has an excuse not to use the FREE computer recycling in Pittsford NY. Aware Bear Computers Rochester NY will collect and dispose properly of old, broken and unwanted PCs, Macs, Laptops, Notebooks, LCD screens, printers , routers and other computer peripheral.
If you have any questions about Andre Leite Alves computer recycling program in Rochester NY please visit Aware Bear Computers Rochester NY recycling website: http://awarebear.com/computer-recycling-rochester-ny
Aware Bear Computers Rochester NY can also pickup obsolete computers from businesses, schools, corporations and offices. In order to schedule a FREE pickup a minimum of 30 computers (desktops, laptops or Macs / Apple) We will also pickup LCD screens, printers, keyboards, mouse for recycling. At the moment Aware Bear Computers Rochester NY is no longer recycling CRT monitors.
Aware Bear Computer Recycling Rochester NY
If you have less than 30 computers and would like to drop them off at our store on 5 Monroe Ave in Pittsford NY 14534 we also offer FREE in store recycling with no minimum requirements. If you are in the Rochester NY area, we encourage you to call us (585) 473-7035 and let us know an approximate time you will be coming and also what would you like to recycle. Laptops, Macs, PC (Dell, HP, Gateway, E-machines, IBM, Sony, Toshiba, Vaio) are taken in for recycling. Help the environment by recycling with Aware Bear Computers Rochester NY.
Aware Bear Computers Rochester NY | Andre Alves – Recycling Questions
Andre Alves from Aware Bear Computers Rochester NY, do you have an idea on how much electronics including computers, cell phones, TVs, monitors, LCD screens and other electronic devices are not recycled in the United States?
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) it is estimated that 80-85% of all electronics in the USA are not properly recycled. Looking at those numbers I can say that only 15-20% of all electronics are properly disposed, a very scary number taking in consideration that these electronic devices have mercury, lead and other materials that can contaminate the soil and the water supply. If we all tried a little harder we could reverse these numbers in no time. (2007 EPA statistics)
Aware Bear Computers Rochester NY, why do people not recycle their computers?
Before I started my free computer recycling in Rochester NY Aware Bear Computers Rochester NY owner Andre Alves, people had to pay in order to have their computers, monitors, printers, LCD screens and other related computer devices recycled. At Aware Bear Computers we try to educate the people to the dangers of sending electronics to the landfill. Every computer sent to the landfill is one computer less that could be properly recycled, help our environment and the proceeds used to found community projects and make a life better.
Why is my computer worth recycling?
All computers have to be recycled in order to keep our water and soil free of lead and mercury. No computer should ever be thrown out and end up at a landfill. No one should charge to do this service, recycling should always be free of charge and all components should be properly discarded. We take any desktop or laptop computers at Aware Bear Computers Rochester NY, we are not recycling LCD and CRT monitors.
What about if my computer has missing broken parts, it is physically damaged by water, power surges, dropped or by any other physical damage? Does Aware Bear Computers Rochester NY can still recycle it?
The computer will need to be sent to the recycling center where it will be properly dismantled and processed (shredded) then melted and components are separated from plastic to metals and other alloys. We make sure at Aware Bear Computers Rochester NY that everything is properly disposed and do not end up at the landfill.
How do I protect myself from identity theft and people accessing my personal information in my hard drive? What are some of the software Aware Rochester Bear Computers NY uses in order to clean a computer?
That is a very good question since a computer today stores a lot of sensible information. A couple things can be done in order to clear the computer before it gets sent to the recycling center, free software is available to download at the following websites, it is a good idea to run them before donating a computer in order to make sure your data is properly erased. Formatting a hard drive does not guarantee the data is gone! Aware Bear Computers Rochester NY recommends the following hard drive erasing tools.
Windows Software:
Active@ Kill Disk Hard Drive Eraser
Darik’s Boot and Nuke
Mac Software:
WipeDrive for Mac
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