ACCRC: James Burgett- Saving Computers from the Landfill

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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[sgtclam]

such a shame this place lost its warehouse, james and his staff are some of the coolest people I have ever met. 30+ hours of time spent there, never heard the same story twice.

[RyanIsHungry]

i'm so sad to hear that ACCRC lost their space. that is really a shame. James was doing some really great stuff there.

[thefattestman22]

I miss that place :(

[lilbluehonda24]

Keep up the great work!!