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Boulder Community Computers: It’s Community Cycles for computers
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Boulder Community Computers' Eric Jackson | Photo: Mark Leffingwell, Camera
Great idea (and they were the hosts of the most recent Green Drinks). Eric Jackson fired up Boulder Community Computers, a nonprofit that aims to get working computers into the hands of people who need them — and to help people earn said computers. From the Camera:
Jackson, a longtime computer hobbyist, set up Boulder Community Computers, a nonprofit on Pearl Street that accepts donations of old computers, then offers low-income people the opportunity to earn one. People who are working to earn machines learn basic computer skills and help refurbish the old computers.
“Our mission is to bridge the digital divide,” Jackson said. “For me, it’s not about computers, it’s about enhancing other parts of people’s lives.”
Boulder Community Computers also helps solve a second problem: the difficulty of disposing of e-waste, which is often dumped in developing countries where the heavy metals can contaminate local communities.
Somebody from Boulder Community Computers (maybe Jackson?) also hung around in the comments of that story, so check out the comments for even more information.
E-waste is really, really gnarly, and if you don’t know much about it, watch this thing 60 Minutes did on it.
