SARANAC LAKE - Ten skids full - that's how much old computer gear was collected for recycling Saturday in the Enterprise parking lot, organized by the newspaper and Judi's Computer Support.
It's half of what was gathered last year, when the first incarnation of this Earth Day event ended up with 20 skids full of gear. Apparently, last year's event didn't come close to flushing out all the stuff people have been storing up - properly not disposing of it with their garbage due to the toxic heavy metals present in electronic waste.
The waste will be trucked to Vermont and given to Reconnect, a partnership between Goodwill and the Dell computer company for recycling - not export, Dell insists.
If people have more e-waste, Judi's Computer Support accepts it year-round.
