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6 December 2011 -- (Fort Collins, CO) – In a novel approach to diverting electronic waste from landfill disposal, the City of Fort Collins is partnering with Greenback LLC to collect laptops computers at the Rivendell Recycling Center. The new, bright green collection box, designed with a special slot opening for depositing laptop computers, was recently installed at the City’s Rivendell facility at 1702 Riverside in Fort Collins.

In 2007 Fort Collins adopted an ordinance that prohibits any electronic waste from being placed in the waste stream. The laptop pilot collection program is the first time the City municipality has explored offering a self-service drop-off box for any type of electronics. The program is limited to laptops because the small size of these computers allows a securely locked collection box to be used that fits into space available at the Rivendell Recycling Center.

The public is welcomed to drop off old, broken, obsolete, or unused laptop computers in the collection box. After making repairs to any computers collected at the drop-off site, Greenback sells them to on-line customers. With the corporate mission of “sustainable recycling through re-use”, the young company is also committed to donating 50% of laptop sales back to the Poudre School District. For laptops that are not salvageable, Greenback is committed to recycling or disposing of parts safely and responsibly.

Greenback LLC was founded by a 23-year-old local entrepreneur named John Masson. Masson is passionate about his business of restoring laptop computers that would otherwise be recycled for their scrap-metal content, or worse, placed in a garbage can. “Re-use is always the best choice to make. We want to make a difference, one laptop at a time, in addition to providing some financial support to the Poudre School District,” says Masson.

For more information on the pilot laptop collection project, please visit www.GreenbackLaptops.com. At the City municipality, you can call (970) 221-6600 (TDD 970-224-6003).