http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/my-latest-eco-dilemma-fix-what%e2%80%99s-old-or-buy-new/ Experiences in living green, healthy and happy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:05:35 -0700 hourly 1 http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/my-latest-eco-dilemma-fix-what%e2%80%99s-old-or-buy-new/comment-page-1/#comment-1513 Wendy Redal Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:48:31 +0000 http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=2010#comment-1513 Hi Ginny! Do you remember me from the J-School at CU? We didn't know one another well, but I recognize your name as a fellow blogger here at Gaiam. I've been frustrated with the apparent inability even to choose to repair my computer printer that is currently misbehaving. We called Hewlett-Packard to try to find a place to service it here in Boulder, but we were told simply to buy a new one, that there really are not sanctioned repair locations to work on it. And even if there were, I'm sure that as with cameras, the repair cost is usually so close to what it would be to purchase a new one that it hardly makes sense. Yet there is an increasing problem with discarded electronics. Reading your post, though, gives me some perspective on what do about my dishwasher, which I think we will be smartest to replace rather than repair, given its age and poor quality. Fun to run into you here! Hi Ginny! Do you remember me from the J-School at CU? We didn’t know one another well, but I recognize your name as a fellow blogger here at Gaiam. I’ve been frustrated with the apparent inability even to choose to repair my computer printer that is currently misbehaving. We called Hewlett-Packard to try to find a place to service it here in Boulder, but we were told simply to buy a new one, that there really are not sanctioned repair locations to work on it. And even if there were, I’m sure that as with cameras, the repair cost is usually so close to what it would be to purchase a new one that it hardly makes sense. Yet there is an increasing problem with discarded electronics. Reading your post, though, gives me some perspective on what do about my dishwasher, which I think we will be smartest to replace rather than repair, given its age and poor quality. Fun to run into you here!

]]> http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/my-latest-eco-dilemma-fix-what%e2%80%99s-old-or-buy-new/comment-page-1/#comment-1502 Ronnie Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:59:47 +0000 http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=2010#comment-1502 For recycled high-end appliances, I found a professional range for less than $1000. from Green Demolitions. This range new would have been well over $4000. Green Demolitions: Recycling Luxury for Recovery is a non-profit organization that provides recycled luxury kitchens and baths at 50-70 percent off new retail prices. The appliances and fixtures are donated from estates that are demolished and renovated. To even sweeten the pot, the proceeds of the sale go directly to their organization that is an “entrepreneurial charitable enterprise” that supports outreach programs for AAA (All Addicts Anonymous). Here’s an article about my stove: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/kitchen-story.html For recycled high-end appliances, I found a professional range for less than $1000. from Green Demolitions. This range new would have been well over $4000. Green Demolitions: Recycling Luxury for Recovery is a non-profit organization that provides recycled luxury kitchens and baths at 50-70 percent off new retail prices. The appliances and fixtures are donated from estates that are demolished and renovated. To even sweeten the pot, the proceeds of the sale go directly to their organization that is an “entrepreneurial charitable enterprise” that supports outreach programs for AAA (All Addicts Anonymous).
Here’s an article about my stove: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/kitchen-story.html

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