Computer Recycling Day at Goodwill Los Feliz Store Saturday, January 22nd, Launches Goodwill Southern California Computer Recycling Services.

LOS ANGELES -- Free and Easy Good-bye to Unwanted Technology

Donor Bonus: Safe Disposal for Technology, More Jobs Created, and 15%

Now it is even easier to unload unwanted computer and related technology, free and without guilt, thanks to the new Computer Recycling Services from Goodwill Southern California. Better yet, technology donations keep dangerous electronic materials out of garbage dumps and add jobs for the disabled to the Southern California economy.

Launching the free service at the Goodwill Los Feliz store on Computer Recycling Day taking place starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 22, at 4575 Hollywood Boulevard, the event calls attention to the vast amounts of hazardous electronic waste that can be saved from landfill. "About 98% of a computer can be recycled or reused," notes Douglas H. Barr, President and CEO of Goodwill Southern California. "When people bring us their computers and technology they don't want, they also are expanding job opportunities for people with disabilities at Goodwill's Computer Recycling Services. We already divert about 10 tons of electronic waste from landfills monthly and, with more donations, we can do even more to keep the toxic materials from inappropriate dumping."

Donors can drop off computers, laptops, monitors, printers, fax machines, printers, scanners, mice, keyboards, and TVs free at any of Goodwill Southern California's 70 stores and donation centers throughout Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. As a bonus, 15% will be taken off their purchase of Goodwill store items by showing their tax-deductible technology donation receipt until February 28th.

The Goodwill Southern California Computer Recycling Day kick-off is the Los Angeles stop of Dell Computers' "No Computer Should Go to Waste" national campaign in partnership with the National Recycling Coalition. The tour aims to educate consumers on the importance of responsible electronics recycling and a new option for donating and recycling unwanted technology to non-profit and community organizations nationwide. Dell's goal is to collect 400 tons of technology by the end of tour in July.

Goodwill Southern California transforms the lives of people who have disabilities or other vocational disadvantages by helping them become productive and self-sufficient through education, training, work experience and career opportunities in the community.

For more information, call your local Goodwill store or visit: www.goodwillsocal.org for locations and hours.

Editors: Interviews with Douglas Barr, Computer Recycling Services Director, and employees on jobs; Donors on what and why they are donating.

Visuals: January 22: Huge bin filled with unwanted computer equipment. People unloading their unwanted technology from cars and interviews. Employees assisting donors and interviews on what jobs mean to them.