James Burgett founded the ACCRC, Alameda County Computer Resource Center, to essentially make money off of equipment that other people thought was obsolete garbage. Thirteen years later he’s reformatted, refurbished and donated thousands of computers to folks who might not ever have the chance to own one. The ACCRC offers workshops on how to refurbish and reuse junked equipment and how to install and use the open source OS Ubuntu Linux which is free for all. Saving valuable equipment from the landfill, James explains, is not exactly profitable for the California Electronics Recycling Initiative, which encourages recyclers to mine and grind parts rather than refurb for reuse. Thanks for the tour James! Thanks to Alex and Rudy at Monkeybrains.net for telling us about ACCRC!
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That was hilarious and informational. Thanks for sharing!
I really loved the candor in his backstory. A good frame of reference regarding where his head is at for creating the business that hes made.
I love this place. It works! I am just a guy with some old gear - not a money making company - I have used ACCRC to get rid of my electronic trash. I feel better taking it there than sneaking my old computers into the trash like I used to because other “recycle” places have the balls to charge me to take the stuff. The state will play them the money I paid in tax and fees. I also get a tax deduction - Rock on!