[kwlug-disc] Lots of tech stuff to give away

Mon Dec 4 16:41:05 EST 2023

Hi Madison,

Small items the project generally hangs on to. Just the other day we
had someone ask for a server CPU (they'd bought a system elsewhere
with one processor and were trying to do a dual-processor setup).
Luckily, someone else donated the exact processor the person was
looking for, so we were able to help them. Paul is correct in that our
focus is "general" computer users, but we do have people coming in
from local businesses looking for items as well. SAS drives are a bit
tricky in that it takes us longer to wipe them as we have so many
other drives to wipe and limited SAS equipment, so we're asking
businesses to wipe their SAS drives. We too would prefer to see items
get reused, but any recycling we send does support the
(not-for-profit) project. The trickiest part is our limited public
hours (Tues 10am until noon and Wed 1pm to 4pm). It's possible to
donate outside these hours (M-F 9am to 4pm) by arranging a time (we're
sometimes off at other Working Centre locations, working on other IT
projects, or offsite for pickups) via email: cr at theworkingcentre.org.

We're glad to see things reused, so if club members can spread items
out, and then bring anything they don't want to CR we're happy to
reuse what we can.

Regards,

Charles

On Mon, 4 Dec 2023 at 12:09, Madison Kelly <mkelly at alteeve.com> wrote:
>
> If The Working Center would just e-waste it, that defeats my purpose. Anyone who might actually use some of this stuff though, I'm keen to give it to. Ideally I'd like it to call all at once, but if folks want to take some stuff, well that's better still than all going to waste. :)
>
> So I'm happy if kwlug folks want to take some of it.
>
> Madi
>
> On 2023-12-04 10:20, Jason wrote:
>
> Maybe a KWLUG member (or several members) would be willing to take the lot off your hands and then redistribute it via /r/homelabsales or similar? Then at least the stuff will get used, and you don't have to worry about the logistics.
>
> Good idea, I can do that 🙋‍♂️
>
> We can donate the money to The Working Group or another charity if you'd like.
>
> On Mon, Dec 4, 2023, 9:03 a.m. Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
>>
>> The Working Centre will take enterprise stuff but it mostly will get
>> e-wasted. They really do better with good quality consumer stuff.
>> Charles (who is presenting tonight!) could give a better answer on
>> this, however.
>>
>> Maybe a KWLUG member (or several members) would be willing to take the
>> lot off your hands and then redistribute it via /r/homelabsales or
>> similar? Then at least the stuff will get used, and you don't have to
>> worry about the logistics.
>>
>> - Paul
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 03, 2023 at 11:21:14PM -0500, Madison Kelly wrote:
>> > I've not cataloged it, and I don't plan to, to be honest. If you've got
>> > something specific in mind you're looking for,  I can see if I remember it
>> > being here. I am hoping to donate it all in one go so that who gets it gets
>> > some usable stuff. Same reason why I'm not keen on selling stuff.
>> >
>> > I'll reach out to The Working Center, thank you for that.
>> >
>> > Madi
>> >
>> > On 2023-12-03 22:49, Jason wrote:
>> > > Interested :)
>> > >
>> > > Can you shoot me a list?  I could use some of them for my homelab, as
>> > > could a friend of mine.
>> > >
>> > > You could put some of it up on /r/homelabsales on Reddit.
>> > >
>> > > Not sure about donation centers nearby.  I know one of our members is
>> > > part of The Working Center but I don't know if the computer recycling
>> > > program is back up after COVID.
>> > > https://www.theworkingcentre.org/computer-recycling/178
>> > >
>> > > Cheers,
>> > > Jason
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Sun, Dec 3, 2023 at 10:43 PM Madison Kelly <mkelly at alteeve.com> wrote:
>> > > > Hi all,
>> > > >
>> > > >     I've got a lot of stuff to get rid of, and I was wondering if there's
>> > > > any place that takes donations. Lots (dozens and dozens) of Cat6
>> > > > ethernet cables, mostly 10' snagless, power cables, enterprise ethernet
>> > > > cards (most dual-port and single port Intel 1 Gbps), lots and lots of
>> > > > enterprise SAS hard drives, enterprise RAM, server CPUs (mostly Xeons),
>> > > > 5.25" and 3.5" to 2.5" hot swap carriers, lots of server fans, server
>> > > > cases, etc.
>> > > >
>> > > >     I can e-waste it all, but it'd be a shame as most of it is still
>> > > > good, but I can't store it at my place anymore. I'd prefer to donate it
>> > > > all in one shot to a place that can use the stuff somehow, if possible.
>> > > > Is there anyplace in the KW, Cambridge, Guelph area that takes stuff
>> > > > like this? I know there used to be places, but I've kind of fallen out
>> > > > of touch over the last few years. :)
>> > > >
>> > > > Cheers,
>> > > >
>> > > > Madi
>> > > >
>> > > >
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