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Old 15-06-08, 09:24 PM   #1
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Recycling / Refurbishing Tech / Electronic Stuff??
Hi Guys,

With constant up-gradation and things going bad, I am left with lots of stuff which I don’t use any longer ... eg APC UPS which Ii think has gone bad / or its Battery has konked off, several power adapters, Philips headphones with faulty wires, old comp speakers etc etc .....

1) I am wondering is there any recycling / refurbishing company in India that can take this stuff ( am ready to give it for free for the sake of the environment) or is their fate sealed and I should give them to the neighborly kabari wala ????

If any one knows any one who does this kind of stuff (similar to salvage army in US) ... plz let me know .... ty in advance

2) Also, Yogesh I have a small idea, we already have this buy /sell section ... but not everything is worth posting here with lengthy descriptions ... can we have a small tabular thing, in which we can list small stuff which does not need too much explanation and is worth only a small amount .... eg ... I have several small capacity SD cards .. Which I no longer use ... I would be glad to give them to any one who needs them. This goes for my other stuff too

3) There used to be a website that allowed you to post your stuff and if any one needed it, they can contact you and take it form you. Any one aware of such a site for India?


Just trying to be a little environment friendly 
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Old 15-06-08, 09:39 PM   #2
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is their fate sealed and I should give them to the neighborly kabari wala ????

Your neighbourhood Kabari will probably do a fine job. They are quite savvy and in any case India has excellent recycling credentials!
The problems come when toxic waste is involved.
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I haven't found any details of certified/reliable recycling company in India. Wanna try then search in google or similar.

But according to my observations, most of the plastic is recycled though by non-reliable "recyclers". Moreover they do add substantial amoung to GHGs to our environment.

As Anup Sir said, above all problem of toxic waste is huge. Best thing to do now (if your really wanna do something for environment) is store them for few months to couple of years. I am sure that with the current condition of environment soon we shall find some organized players in the market. Then you can dispose them off.

Also contact dealers of 2nd hand computers. I have heard that many of these dealers buy stuff from kabadiwala and repair them and sell it off. If you can sell it to them you might get some green.

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Check this out: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mumbai...le/message/298

You shall find a post from arunnayak81. He is collecting old electronic gadgets. He also is ready to pick up stuff from your place, If you are from Mumbai. Or else you may send it by some Cargo or similar.

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Finally I have something to offer here... try www.ecoreco.com... They are based in mumbai. They claim to have logistics all around the country. Contact them and know for yourself.
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Nokia is offering recycling of its phone. Checkout...http://www.nokia.co.in/A4821048
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