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Out With the Old (?)
I’m sure virtually all of you’ve faced this, so I thought I’d just ask how you’ve dealt with it:
I’ve got stuff like a DVCAM deck I never use, a Panasonic DVX and a great Mitsubishi CRT monitor (the huge, boxy kind) that’s been sitting in my garage now for months.
It’s all stuff that seems worthless anymore, not anything that makes sense for Goodwill or a yard sale, the local cable access stations don’t even want it, but it also seems weird just taking it to the dump.
But… is it just indeed time for the dump?
–Kelly
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3 Replies
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Best Buy takes all types of outdated electronics for free. They then send them to be ecologically recycled, rather than just dumped in a landfill somewhere. I have taken several old CRT monitors and dead printers there for recycling.
Andrew Lenczycki
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“Hi, I’m Walter Coppage, for the Poor Videographer’s Fund. This is Rick Shorrock. His only mistake was being born in a poor Southern state. There are days that go by, if he just had a DVCAM deck, he could make video transfers that would buy shoes for him. Or if he had just one Panasonic DVX100B, he would look more professional, and wouldn’t have to shoot video with a camera designed for stills. We know you thought about making the call…put it on a nice to-do list but never got around to it. Even though the phone’s right there, and the call’s free, it kind of gets lost because of how busy you are, and maybe you’re waiting for another time. But videographers like Rick don’t have the luxury of time. They need you today. And you’re not busy this moment, so why not now? It’s not the one camera or monitor a month, is it? Sponsoring a videographer means clean tape heads, another client to see, maybe an NAB convention to go to. It’s the best thing that could happen to videographers like Rick. So why not now. We’ll send you a picture of a videographer that needs you. Your donation of just one camera or monitor a month would go a long way to helping starving videographers gain the respect they so richly deserve. Give today…give generously.”
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Goodwill also accepts old electronics. They send them to Dell where they are recycled properly.
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