Re: Recycling/disposing of videotapes

From: Pamela Jean Smith (email suppressed)
Date: Mon Jan 05 2009 - 14:41:48 PST


in the bay area, you can send old tapes and electronics here:
http://www.accrc.org

On Jan 3, 2009, at 9:36 AM, Adam Hyman wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Yes, my company used Greendisk, or maybe it was a similar company.
> Very
> easy, they sent you a cardboard box, we filled it, and shipping it
> back was
> arranged. I'll check on which company it was.
>
> Best,
>
> Adam
>
>
> On 1/3/09 7:07 AM, "scott nyerges" <email suppressed> wrote:
>
>> I've got a couple dozen beta, digibeta and VHS tapes from old
>> projects, etc.,
>> that I'm looking to get rid of. I'd like to find someplace to
>> recycle them,
>> rather than just dump them into the trash. I was considering
>> contacting
>> Greendisk (www.greendisk.com), an e-waste company.
>>
>> Has anyone used Greendisk? Or can someone recommend a different
>> company to
>> dispose/recycle old tapes?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -> Scott Nyerges
>> www.nyerges.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> __________________________________________________________________
>> For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>.
>
>
> __________________________________________________________________
> For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>.

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Pamela Jean Smith
Film and Video Collection Assistant
University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
2625 Durant Avenue
Berkeley CA 94720-2250
phone: 510.643.5166
fax: 510.642.4889
bampfa.berkeley.edu

__________________________________________________________________
For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>.