Yes, but I do not believe this is an option for apartment buildings who are required to hire third-party collection companies. On Jul 8, 2010, at 7:48 AM, Smith, Craig A wrote: > > Brian Lawrence wonders: >> does anyone know of any >> place within the metro area that will take ANY computer >> equipment for free? > > If you live in Minneapolis, residents can offer a maximum of TWO items > for pickup, free of charge each recycling day (every other week). I've > recycled laser printers, dishwashers, monitors, and other gear with no > problem. At least in my neighborhood, the trick is to put items out > that morning to avoid scrap dealers parting out the valuable copper and > leaving a mess of broken plastic (illegal, but at least the metal gets > back into the use stream). > http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/solid-waste/garbage-large-item.asp > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list