Equipment Recycling Services Provided by RufusTech
It is no longer legal to simply throw away computing equipment and electronics. This is because computer monitors and circuit boards contain environmentally hazardous heavy metals and substances such as mercury and poly-vinyl chloride (PVC) that pollute our groundwater when placed in landfills.
We use Total Reclaim in Seattle, WA and Chem-Safe Environmental, Inc in Kittitas, WA to handle recycling and disposal of equipment that can no longer be used. When RufusTech has been employed to perform computer equipment upgrades for a client, we will haul away your old equipment free of charge, absorbing costs incurred in handling and recycling. If you would like to hire us exclusively to haul away old equipment, standard consulting fees will apply.
If you are looking for a place to properly dispose of old computers and electronic equipment yourself, we recommend Total Reclaim for the Seattle area and Chem-Safe Environmental, Inc for Central Washington. See their respective websites for more information.
Equipment Donations
Equipment donation allows us to serve two main goals: (1) Re-purposing equipment to keep it in service and out of landfills, and (2) getting much needed computing equipment to those who need it. Equipment acquired by RufusTech that is good enough to still be of use to individuals, students, or organizations is cleared of any client content and/or refurbished in preparation for donation. We are always looking to hear from organizations in need of computing equipment donations to put on our list. Please feel free to contact us at equipmentdonations@rufustech.net.
Cable Exchange Program
Computing equipment, such as printers, often come with a number of superfluous cables designed to cover all possible connection options "out of the box." These unneeded cables end up in closets, drawers, and boxes of junk, seldom to be found when actually needed. RufusTech takes in such unneeded cables during installations and later gives them to customers who need them. This saves our customers money and protects the environment through re-use of an existing resource.
Community Service Philosophy
As we grow, we believe that our philanthropic efforts should follow suit. We donate computer consulting time, equipment, and sponsorship dollars to organizations in our community. If you would like to submit a request, feel free to contact us at communityservice@rufustech.net. Thus far, our focus has been on humanatarian, children, and arts related causes.
Community Service Highlights since 2008
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2008
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Sponsored Andre Feriante's Valentine's Day Charity Concert at the Benaroya Hall. Proceeds went to risenshine.org.
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Donated custom web design hours to Stage Door Dance Studio in the form of free maintenance of their website. Stage Door Dance Studio is a non-profit, parent cooperative dance studio with a full range of dance classes for all ages in Ellensburg, WA.
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Donated auction items and purchased items from Stage Door Dance Studio fund raiser auction.
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2009
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Continued our web site work for Stage Door Dance Studio., as well as refurbished and donated a laptop for their accounting department.
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Refurbished and donated computer equipment to needy individuals in our community.
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Became a sponsor of the Ellensburg Film Festival which is committed to the film education, exposure, and enrichment of the local Ellensburg community.
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Donated gift certificate for 1.25 hours of computer services (a $100 value) to Ellensburg Children's Activity Museum fundraiser auction.
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