Re: [OCLUG-Tech] place in ottawa to take old laptops for recycling?

2016-01-10 Thread Rob Echlin
Oh. Wow. Sorry for the repeated mailout.There it was in my drafts, and I thought, "Oh. Must not have sent it, or it didn't work."I'm not blaming Yahoo Mail, I should have checked. My apologies for snow falls of email. All my very best,Rob  -- Rob Echlin, B. Eng. 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ONhttps:

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] place in ottawa to take old laptops for recycling?

2016-01-09 Thread Rob Echlin
Thanks Roland, The "separate store" I was referring to is the "physical" store they used to have, in space now used by a musical instrument place - Fleet Pro Sound. I mean they expanded into it. I think they have been in that location for 10 or 15 years. Thanks for pointing out that site, TTER.

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] place in ottawa to take old laptops for recycling?

2016-01-09 Thread Roland Renaud
Rob Echlin writes: | TTE used to take back things that they can sell for cheap, which they | dealt with in a separate store area 3 units down. | Maybe they still do? | Are they are an official e-waste recycling center? Yes, the "separate store" is http://TTER.ca. roland __

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] place in ottawa to take old laptops for recycling?

2016-01-09 Thread Rob Echlin
HiTTE used to take back things that they can sell for cheap, which they dealt with in a separate store area 3 units down.Maybe they still do?Are they are an official e-waste recycling center? If you don't want to go all the way to Bells Corners, the Salvation Army takes e-waste.If I was going to

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] place in ottawa to take old laptops for recycling?

2016-01-09 Thread ProfJCNash
Very close to where I now live in Stittsville is http://www.ewasterecycle.ca/ They have a 24/7 drop box. Realize this is very far from Robert, but possibly could arrange to do a transfer at an OCLUG meeting sometime. (Not Jan however). And likely worth knowing for others in the group. Cheers, J

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] place in ottawa to take old laptops for recycling?

2016-01-09 Thread Gary Mussar
gt; To: Ottawa Linux Users Group > Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] place in ottawa to take old laptops for recycling? > > > i have a couple ancient laptops that have zero value so is there > somewhere in town that will take such things and basically strip them > down and try to recover anyth

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] place in ottawa to take old laptops for recycling?

2016-01-09 Thread Roland Renaud
There are probably a few places. http://tter.ca/ is one of them. Bells Corners 6 Bexley Place, Unit 107, Ottawa ON K2H 8W2 (map) 613-596-0310 roland On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 6:55 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > i have a couple ancient laptops that have zero value so is there > som

[OCLUG-Tech] place in ottawa to take old laptops for recycling?

2016-01-09 Thread Robert P. J. Day
i have a couple ancient laptops that have zero value so is there somewhere in town that will take such things and basically strip them down and try to recover anything of value, like melting it down for metal? rday ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.