Facility Development: Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC)

General Information

The Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council is a non-profit organization which promotes waste reduction and the use of recycled goods through leadership and education programs for public and private entities.

This council reuses and recycles electronics to reduce the negative impacts of mining and processing of raw material, including the impacts on habitat, water, and air quality. Reuse and recycling of electronics avoids the need for plastic production and precious metal mining for circuit boards.

In 2010, the CACRC refurbished and recycled close to 1200 tons of used electronics. CACRC encourages all to become an E-Citizen and give back to the community.

CACRC Recycles the Following:

• Computer hardware
• Computer Accessories (keyboards, mice, speakers, etc.)
• Telephones and Telephone systems
• Security systems
• Cell phones/bag phones
• Stereos
• DVD Players
• VHS Players
• MP3 Players
• XBoxes, Playstations, Wiis, and other video game systems
• Digital Cameras & Digital Video Recorders (DVRs)
• Digital Picture Frames
• Portable Navigation & GPS Devices (Garmin, Magellan, Tom-Tom)
• Beepers
• Networking equipment
• Fax machines
• Circuit boards (of any type)
• Processors
• Monitors
• Telephone and computer cables
• Uninterrupted Power Supplies (UPS)
• Printers
• Toner and Ink jet cartridges  

  They Will Not Accept:

• Televisions
• Appliances
• Furniture
• Copiers
   

Referenced from: CACRC