Get Green

Why Recycle Your Computer

There are many reasons why you need to recycle your old technology. Doing so helps to keep our planet safe for future generations. The fact is that computers, PCs, monitors, and other consumer electronics contain hazardous materials like barium, beryllium, phosphorus, lead and many other hazardous chemicals. It is important for all of us to keep these hazardous chemicals out of our landfills where they can leach into the groundwater. When you recycle, these products are reused by our e-cycle partners to the greatest degree possible, and this is good for the environment. In many areas it is already illegal to dispose of these devices in the landfill. Most other states are adopting laws like Illinois which beginning January 1, 2012, makes it illegal for any person to knowingly cause or allow the mixing of a consumer electronic devices, or any other computer, computer monitor, printer, or television with municipal waste that is intended for disposal at a landfill.

Why Recycle through Dr. Know PC Medic

Dr. Know PC Medic is a registered e-waste collector. We are not a systems recycler or e-waste processor. Instead, we work with certified and registered e-waste recyclers and processors to keep our community safe. The e-waste partners we work with must comply with all state and federal environmental regulations. Our partners processes are subject to review and audit by our company. The benefit to you is we have already done the home work to make sure your e-waste disposal complies with all laws to ensure you are doing your part to keep our environment clean and safe for future generations. Our service allows you to recycle your e-waste for FREE. There is no disposal fee or end-of-life fee. We only charge for the service of picking up your e-waste from your home or office and delivering it to our certified partner recycler. Our fee’s are not recycling fees. The fees are based on the number of computers, laptops and monitors you wish to recycle. There is a limit of 10 units from any one individual per day/per pickup. If you want us to securely erase your data or shred your drive, there is a fee for each drive we cleanse or securely destroy.

What Happens to my Data

Wouldn’t it be fantastic if you could simply drop your old computer off at a recycling center without worry your old data could be compromised. In many cases, this is simply not the case. In fact, there are countless cases of recycling companies bulk shipping e-waste to third world countries where the data is than harvested by nefarious individuals. You must choose a trustworthy company who will ensure your data is completely destroyed. Dr. Know PC Medic offers premium hard-drive cleansing and destruction service. Our data destruction methods incorporate the best practices in hard-drive data destruction and are designed to meet or exceed all National Security Agency (NSA) requirements. Dr. Know PC Medic is an authorized reseller of Garner Products. Garner Products is the world’s leading degaussing manufacturer. Garner’s data degaussers are used to erase (sanitize) data from magnetic media.

What Does it Cost

We currently accept laptop computers, desktop computers and monitors and cellular phones with the cables and power supplies. There is no charge to actually recycle your e-waste. Our charge is only for picking up your e-waste and delivering it to our e-waste collector, recycling and refurbishing partners. We will provide you with a certification of recycling along with a coupon valued at up to $50.00 which can be used toward any Dr. Know PC Medic service. Depending on your area, we may also provide you with a coupon which can be used toward the purchase of refurbished equipment with our e-cycle partner.