Computer & Technology Resource Center — Local services in Berkeley

This is what it looks like when a community is genuinely committed to the environment and recycling. They were so helpful and kind to us befuddled newbies who showed up with 30 years worth of cables, old modems, various computer parts and god knows what else. We even checked the website and found we could bring our old flatscreen TV. Thank you to the very kind staff who were polite and friendly and got us rolling on in minutes. So, if you are moving, we suggest that you separate electronics from recyclables from unsalvageable trash from personal papers, and do what we did - stop at the shredding place, then the electronics, then the recycling and finally with your hopefully nearly-empty truck go to the dump. All within a few minutes drive of each other. Thank...

I live in Sunnyvale. I’m a broke college student and I accidentally broke my computer keyboard last night by passing out at my desk like an idiot 😩 and I know this is a weird way to get your attention, but do you guys think I could possibly come work for a few hours in exchange for a working keyboard that will work with my Linux desktop PC..? I could do whatever, move stuff, clean, organize, whatever you could use help with and that we both agree is worth a keyboard..? 🫣this was a...

Just in case you were wondering, they charge. I wish it was the manufacturers who had to pay rather than the consumer, maybe then they would think about the impact of the materials they use on the Earth. I took a box that included an electric kettle, clock, electric toothbrush, keyboard and they charged me $8. Bottom line, I think you should go because we can't keep burying stuff in the ground and expecting not have a negative consequence. I'm grateful for...