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FREE RECYCLING FOR BUSINESS
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Giga Computers offers recycling services that allow you to
choose whether to recycle or resell your old or outdated computer equipment.
Fast, affordable, and easy to use, the service provides you with a safe and
environmentally friendly method to recycle or dispose of your used computer
equipment. This includes desktops, notebooks, servers, storage, networking,
monitors, printers and computer peripherals such as keyboards and mice.
Giga Computers offers you two solutions for disposing of
your used computer equipment: -
Value Recovery - Recover value from used equipment.
Value gained from the sale of the used equipment will be returned to you.
Recycling - Recycle used equipment that has no resale
value. (Note: In general, we do not pay for equipment that is more than 3
years old.)
Both services include transportation, flexible logistics,
equipment disposition and data destruction.
Giga Computers Recycling offers multiple levels of data
destruction. A disk format is performed as standard on all on working
systems collected. If additional data destruction is required, there are
three service levels depending on customers' needs:
- Level 2: Three pass read/write using Norton G
Disk equivalent.
- Level 3: Seven pass read/write using Norton G
Disk or equivalent.
- Level 4: Physical disk destruction.
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Asset Disposition Reports are also available on request.
Why should I use Giga Computers recycling services?
- Data Security: Removes tags and labels from
equipment and overwrites hard disks.
- Decrease Costs: Eliminate cost of storing
excess, outdated, or used computer equipment.
- Increase Savings: Value Recovery may provide
cash back for your computer equipment.
- Proper Disposal: You may not be aware of how
to properly dispose of old computer equipment in accordance with legal
and environmental regulations.
- Logistics: You may not have the logistics and
disposition infrastructure in place to properly manage the recycling
or resale of your old computer equipment.
- Accountability: Provides a single point of
contact.
- Decrease Hassle: Frees you to focus on your
core business.
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Contact Giga Computers Recycling on (09) 624 6572 or email
info@gigacomputers.co.nz
Giga Computers RECYCLING FOR HOME
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Commitment to Customers, Commitment to the
Environment
As personal computers have become common in most homes,
there is a growing concern about the environmental impact of old
computers, computer parts and other electronic products. When you are
ready to dispose of your old PC and computer-related devices, Giga
Computers is here to help.
With Giga Computers Recycling you know your old computer
will be disposed of safely.
Recycling with Giga Computers is easy. Follow the steps
below and we'll make sure your old electronics are recycled properly.
Giga Computers Recycling
instructions:
- Read the Terms and Conditions
www.gigacomputers.co.nz/terms.php for participation in the
Giga Computers Recycling program.
- Contact Giga Computers Recycling on
(09) 624 6572 or email
info@gigacomputers.co.nz
- Giga Computers will arrange to pick up
the equipment at your home for a flat fee of $15 plus $14 per
item* in CBD areas or $15.50 if you are more than 20 km from your
Auckland city*.
*You can also take your PC to one of two drop off points in
Auckland and for $30.50 per unit.
- *A PC with monitor is 2 units. Volume
discounts apply.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Is there a cost to me to recycle my
computer hardware? |
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Yes if you computer is older than 3 years, The cost covers
pickup, shipping to the recycling centre, and recycling of the
equipment (including data destruction).
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What products are included? |
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Any age PC
from any manufacturer including white-box. Products include
desktops, laptops, monitors and printers. |
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Printer consumables (toner cartridges) and batteries unless
part of a unit
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A unit is a
system box, monitor, laptop or printer. Keyboard, mice, cables
and accessories are included with the unit and not counted as an
additional unit. A typical desktop PC is two units. |
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As personal
computers have become common in most homes, there is a growing
concern about the environmental impact of old computers,
computer parts and other electronic products. With Giga
Computers Recycling you know your old computer and
computer-related devices won't end up in a landfill causing
harm. We'll make sure all recycled PCs and electronics are
disposed of safely or re used in schools etc. |
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Where and when will equipment be picked
up from? |
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Giga
Computers will arrange to pick up the equipment at your home or
your place of business, for example a storeroom, loading dock or
other central location. Pick-ups are available during business
hours Monday to Friday. |
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Where and when can I drop equipment off
to? |
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Drop of
locations are in Auckland.
Drop-off is available during business hours Monday - Friday,
however booking and pre-payment are essential, please contact
Giga Computers Recycling. |
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What value can I recover from my pc? |
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In general, we do not pay for computer equipment
that is more than 3 years old. Some late model equipment does
retain a resale value, for example:
- a desktop PC with an 833Ghz Intel
Pentium III CPU, 128MB memory, 20Gb hard disk drive, CD
drive and no monitor is valued at around $30*.
- a desktop PC with a 1.3Ghz Intel
Pentium IV CPU, 256MB memory, 30Gb hard disk drive, CD
drive and 17 inch display is valued at around $110*.
* Prices are estimates based on market values as at July
2005. Please ask for more information and new prices.
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Once the
hardware has been shipped, it cannot be returned to you. By
participating in this service and giving your hardware to the
carrier, you have relinquished your rights to the hardware. |
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