CNet/TechRepublic is publishing a series of photos from Colombia's Computadores Para Educar (Computers for Education), whereby old computers are refurbished for schools and schoolchildren. Instead of being tossed to the landfill and heavy metals contaminate the water table, computers are given new life to those who need the resources most.

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You know that getting a refurbished computer is better for the environment, but you may have held off because you thought they couldn't perform well enough for your nonprofit. Now, the RCI program at TechSoup Stock is giving you another reason to go green: it recently announced that it's upgrading many of its refurbished desktop and laptop computers to include more RAM, more hard drive space, or both.

If your are like me, it just hurts to throw something out that still has some use left in it. So, I felt for my friend who had a perfectly good computer she wanted to donate to a good cause. After looking high and low, I turned up a great list of refurbishers ... which also happened to be right here on the TechSoup site. Refurbishers accept used computers and update them to be used again.

The list is extensive, and though it doesn't cover every inch of the United States, very likely there is a place near you. It is also a great place to look if your nonprofit (or other qualified organization/ individual) is interested in a refurbished computer.

Find additional tools and tips for greening your nonprofit through TechSoup's GreenTech Initiative, where social benefit organizations can share and learn more about technology choices that can help to reduce our overall impact on the environment.

The New York Times is covering the EPA's new campaign to encourage people to dispose of their cell phones responsibly.

Find additional tools and tips for greening your nonprofit through TechSoup's GreenTech Initiative, where social benefit organizations can share and learn more about technology choices that can help to reduce our overall impact on the environment.

Find additional tools and tips for greening your nonprofit through TechSoup's GreenTech Initiative, where social benefit organizations can share and learn more about technology choices that can help to reduce our overall impact on the environment.

TechSoup's Computer Recycling and Reuse programs get props from Newsweek today in Technology: Give Back That PC, which discusses how organizations like TechSoup and companies like Staples are helping ensure that used PCs don't end up in the trash but rather in nonprofits and schools where they can be put to good use.

Find additional tools and tips for greening your nonprofit through TechSoup's GreenTech Initiative, where social benefit organizations can share and learn more about technology choices that can help to reduce our overall impact on the environment.