http://thriftopia.com Thriftopia.com FREE Ethical Computer & Electronic Recycling, Responsible Low Cost TV & Monitor Recycling Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:59:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Extreme Computers had such an overwhelming response to our last collection event on August 2nd in Wasaga Beach that they’ve asked us to come back again. We’ll be in Wasaga Beach at Extreme Computers at 1944 Mosley St on Saturday, September 27th from 12 pm to 5 pm once more. We’ll be accepting Computers & Electronics FREE [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/27/back-at-the-beach-september-27th-collection-event/ Organized crime groups are using e-waste to raise funds, according to a recent article published by The Canadian Press. This is not surprising. While Thriftopia.com works exclusively with companies located in Canada that have proven that they do not export scrap electronics to developing nations, illegal export of scrap is a lucrative business. To understand why the mob, [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/22/mobs-cash-in-on-weee/ New Path Youth and Family Services is an accredited multi-service children’s mental health centre providing counselling, support, and outreach programs to children, parents, adolescents, women, and families. Although they specialize in mental health, they’ve also assisted Thriftopia.com in preserving the health of our fragile environment. By hiring Thriftopia.com to remove obsolete monitors, computer hardware, and other technology [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/21/new-path-helps-thriftopiacom-improve-tomorrow/ While some organizations are happy to send obsolete technology to landfill, Business Propulsion Systems (BPS Inc) is not one of those companies. A leading provider of governance, risk and compliance software solutions to the world’s top organizations, BPS joins those companies that back up green words with green action. Having hired us to remove nearly two dozen [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/21/thanks-to-business-propulsion-systems/ This has been a busy and exciting summer, to say the least! We’ve executed 5 e-waste collection events, each on less than a shoestring budget, and diverted 19,000 lbs of e-waste from local landfills while also preventing overseas disposal. We’ve visited Tottenham, Cookstown, Orillia, Wasaga Beach and Collingwood and had a great reception each time thanks to [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/17/electronic-collection-event-coming-soon-to-a-parking-lot-near-you/ WOW! Thanks to Brian Caron, the owner of Haven’s Home Building Center for having hosted us, and all those who participated yesterday by delivering their old technology to us for reuse and recycling, we managed to divert almost 3 tons of e-waste from local landfills and prevent overseas disposal. It was a gorgeous day and all of [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/17/collingwood-delivers-5831-pounds/ MCR Rental Solutions, a company based in Toronto, Ontario specializing in computer equipment rentals for trade and consumer shows, made the decision to recycle obsolete electronic and computer equipment through Thriftopia.com today. Thanks to their environmental conscience, over two dozen computer systems were diverted from our landfills and will be recycled in a responsible manner here [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/15/thanks-mcr-rental-solutions/ Flight Safety International, a pilot training organization with training centers worldwide, chose to recycle obsolete computer and electronic gear from their Toronto school location through Thriftopia.com. The IT manager arranged for us to remove over 30 obsolete computer systems to ensure they are recycled responsibly in Canada.  We look forward to working with more forward thinking [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/15/thanks-flight-safety-international/ Special thanks to the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority for choosing to recycle their old weather stations through Thriftopia.com today! Tags: nottawasaga valley conservation authority, special thanks, Thanks!, weather stations Related posts Thanks! (0) Thanks to The Innisfil Scope! (0) Thanks Peak FM! (0) Thanks Compu-Solve! (0) Thanks A Channel! (0) ]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/15/thanks-to-the-nottawasaga-valley-conservation-authority/ Special thanks this morning to Dale West and the crew at Peak FM 95.1 in Collingwood for taking time to talk to us about our computer and electronic collection event tomorrow at Haven’s Home Building Center on Hume St in Collingwood! Tags: collingwood, electronic collection, home building center, hume st, peak fm, special thanks, taking time, [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/15/thanks-peak-fm/ We’re a little company in a little Canadian city. The power of the internet is astonishing though when reviewing where our visitors come from. We track our pageloads and visits using a neat free service called Google Analytics. While the federal and provincial governments don’t seem to take us very seriously it’s interesting to [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/14/whos-paying-attention/ I’d like to express my gratitude and appreciation to those at the City of Barrie’s environmental services department who are responsible for overseeing our municipal landfill for spreading the word that there are other options for recycling computers and electronics here in town. It has come to my attention through conversations with those who have recently [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/13/thanks-barrie/ Haven’s Home Building Centre on Hume St in Collingwood will be hosting us this Saturday as we will be there to collect Computers, Electronics and other electronic equipment. As a special bonus, we will also be accepting TVs and Monitors for responsible recycling for a nominal fee of $10 for screens under 17 inches and $20 [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/13/ready-or-not-here-we-come-collingwood/ It was a rainy day in Orillia yesterday - we got soaked!  Thankfully this didn’t prevent the good people of Orillia from taking advantage of our FREE Computer & Electronic Recycling event hosted by the great folks at Orillia’s Home Hardware Home Building Center. We managed to divert over 2,100 pounds of potentially hazardous (and in [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/10/2000-pounds-thanks-orillia/ Special thanks to Sharon Weatherall of Collingwood’s The Enterprise-Bulletin newspaper for covering our collection event last weekend at Extreme Computers in Wasaga Beach where we diverted 4,000 lbs of e-waste.  Thanks to all those who attended, nearly 2 tons of potentially hazardous unwanted electronic gear was diverted from local landfills and prevented from being disposed [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/08/making-headlines-again/ Get ready Orillia for your chance to unload your technology for proper reuse and recycling - without waiting in the long lineups at the dump! Thanks to the good people at Home Hardware on King St at West St we will be in town on Saturday, August 9 from 12pm to 5pm to collect the following: Computers, [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/06/watch-out-orillia-here-we-come/ Keeping up to date is expensive, especially when upgrading or changing technology frequently.  Selling your computer equipment before it becomes obsolete is a great way to make it more affordable to stay current.  The time and hassle of securing, selling and supporting old equipment can be cumbersome though, to say the least. Thriftopia.com’s extensive Computer Consignment [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/05/cash-in-your-old-computer/ Thanks to the great people of Wasaga Beach, Ontario and Deb the owner of Extreme Computers, 4,041 lbs of computers, VCRs, DVD players, TVs and Monitors were diverted from local landfills.  Most people didn’t mind having to pay the small $10 or $20 fee to recycle their TVs and Monitors and thanks to them we’ll [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/03/wasaga-delivers-4000-pounds/ The newly approved Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES) plan which is supposed to be 100% funded by the electronics industry may cost municipalities more than expected. Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) is the fastest growing solid waste stream in Ontario and worldwide. The plan calls for the creation of 420 collection depots across the province [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/03/420-e-waste-collection-depots-cost-too-much/ There has been some confusion about the supporters of Thriftopia.com. I’d like to clear it up! We are a family owned company.  Patrick Hebert Jr (me) and Tammy Markham (my fiancee) founded the company and we have had the support of my family through the turbulent start up process.  It has not been easy. Because of my [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/01/whos-behind-thriftopiacom/ We’ll be at Extreme Computers in Wasaga Beach, Ontario tomorrow from 12pm noon until 5pm collecting the following electronic items FREE of charge: Computers, Laptops Computer Parts Printers, Scanners Fax Machines Cell Phones, Telephones iPods, MP3 Players Stereos, CD-Players Cassette Decks Keyboards & Mice Cable Boxes, DVD Players Video Game Systems Radios, Walkmans Wire, Cable Power Tools Monitors & TVs under 17″ will be accepted for responsible recycling for $10 Monitors [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/08/01/watch-out-wasaga-beach/ Save on pick ups! We now waive our standard $25 pick up fee in Barrie, Midhurst and Innisfil for removals of 10 or more computer systems at a time. Monitor charges extra. Limited time offer. Call us at 705-828-7162 to book your pick up today. Tags: computer systems, innisfil, limited time offer, midhurst, pick ups, removals, Service Updates Related posts Thanks [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/07/30/introducing-free-pick-ups/ Thanks to the Bradford West Gwillimbury Times and The Innisfil Scope for coming out and joining us at our recent collection event at the Cookstown Home Hardware Store!!! Here’s what Miriam King of the Bradford West Gwillimbury Times had to say: Barrie company recycles, reuses to keep hazardous e-Waste out of local landfill sites… Chris Simon from the [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/07/24/in-the-news-again/ Thanks to those who’ve noticed us and are using our services!!! We were recently nominated for a business award presented by the Barrie Chamber of Commerce as a result of our community involvement. Thank you to whoever was kind enough to make the nomination!! Tags: barrie chamber of commerce, business award, community involvement, nomination, Thanks!, waves Related posts No related [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/07/23/were-making-waves-thanks-for-noticing/ Special thanks to Compu-Solve Technologies in Midland for taking the time on Monday to deliver several dozen devices to us for recycling!!! Tags: compu-solve, midland, special thanks, taking the time, Thanks! Related posts Thanks! (0) Thanks to the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (0) Thanks to The Innisfil Scope! (0) Thanks Peak FM! (0) Thanks A Channel! (0) ]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/07/23/thanks-compu-solve/ We’ve given thanks to the stores who’ve hosted us and the companies who’ve chosen to do the right thing by recycling their old electronic gear with us. There are many other people though who stop by over the course of a day and take time to recycle their old stuff -  people like you!  More and [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/07/21/thanks-to-you/ We’ll be at Extreme Computers in Wasaga Beach on Saturday, August 2 for a collection event. Join us for a chance to recycle your: Computers, Laptops Computer Parts Printers, Scanners Fax Machines Cell Phones, Telephones iPods, MP3 Players Stereos, CD-Players Cassette Decks Keyboards & Mice Cable Boxes, DVD Players Video Game Systems Radios, Walkmans Wire, Cable Power Tools TVs and Monitors WILL be accepted for our standard handling fees of $10, [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/07/21/extreme-wasaga-beach-collection-event/ Saturday July 19 was a hot day in Cookstown, Ontario at Home Hardware.  Neil, the store owner and manager, was kind enough to host us as we collected over 3,800 pounds of electronic waste from the general public.  Over 50 cars and trucks stopped by to drop off nearly 2 tonnes of WEEE which included [...]]]> http://thriftopia.com/2008/07/21/3800-pounds-thanks-cookstown-home-hardware/ Special thanks to Interprom Inc. for hiring us today to remove some old equipment & monitors from their offices in Barrie. Tags: Thanks! 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