Basic Intake Documentation

This page is out-of-date and needs to be updated.--Elizabethwt 20:49, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

When someone wants to donate a computer or related item to Free Geek, they do so in Receiving. This area is run by volunteers and overseen by staff. There is a Receiving calendar now available for pre-notification of Receiving staff and volunteers.

What you can learn here

• Hardware identification
• Mouse, speaker, and keyboard testing

First, meet the donor

1. Ask if they're here to make a donation. Direct them to the store or front desk if they are not.
2. There are no longer fees for monitors or TVs UNLESS a large business (10+ employees) brings more than seven.
3. Help them unload.
4. As they unload, fill out a tally sheet, indicating quantity of each type of item they are donating.
5. Give them the tally sheet and direct them to the front desk.
6. Finally, thank them for donating! They are the first step to keeping e-waste out of landfills.

Items we do not accept

There are certain items that people might try to donate that we do not accept. You can suggest that people contact Metro Recycling Information Center at (503) 234-3000 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday for instructions on how to properly dispose of these items.

Photocopiers	Major Appliances
Microwaves	Smoke Detectors
Styrofoam	Alkaline Batteries

Items that we do accept

• Most items can be put away in boxes in receiving. Some need to be moved elsewhere in the building. See map for details.
• If there are a lot of donations coming in, concentrate big items like monitors, systems, and printers first.
• Filling out a tally sheet is important for Free Geek's database - that's how we log how many items we have collected from the community!
• There are thousands of devices that can be incorporated into a computer that are not listed here. We take all of them. Additionally, there are many types of non-computer equipment that we do take. If you don't know what they do, ask a staff member.
• If you are unsure of any item, talk to a staff member!

Item	Where It Goes
Systems	Evaluation 2
CRT Monitors	Keepers go in monitor testing in the warehouse. Recyclers without "Uncovered Electronic Devices" stickers go in the "CRT Monitors" gaylord located outside of the monitor testing area. Recyclers with an "Uncovered Electronic Devices" sticker go in the Non-CED gaylord. If you have not been trained to stack monitors in gaylords ask a Recycling supervisor to show you or place the monitor next to the gaylord. Monitors no longer have a charge unless a donor brings more than 7 CRT's and special circumstances apply, which will be determined by the Receiving staff person.
LCD Monitors	Give to a staff member.
Televisions	Must be able to be lifted by one person. Required $1 per diagonal inch fee. Go into the warehouse.
Printers	All printers go to Printerland
Scanners	All scanners go to Printerland
Speakers	Put in Basic Testing
Keyboards	Put in Basic Testing
Mice	Put in Basic Testing
Laptops	Give to a staff member
Apple Hardware	Mac shelf
Cards and Motherboards	Card and motherboard box
Floppy Drives	Recycle in the box marked Old Drives
CD-ROM Drives	Recycle in the box marked Old Drives
CD-RW and DVD Drives	Advanced Testing Box
Floppy Disks	Recycle in the box labeled Floppy Discs
CD-ROMs	Destroy and put in CD box, unless it's a factory pressed linux disc, in which case send to store.
VCRs and DVD Players	All DVD players go to the AV cart. VCR's that have both their remote and stereo sound (red and white inputs) go to the AV cart, otherwise they get cut and put in CBM.
Stereo Systems	A/V Box, except in cases of large hardware, in which case take directly to AV cart in hall.
Telephones	Recycle in the box labeled Copper Bearing Materials
Cell Phones	Give to staff member.
Wall-warts	Put in box labeled Wall-Warts for further sorting
Cords	Check the board above the cord cart to see which cords are needed in the store. Cords not needed by the store go in the cart. All else ask a staff member.

What to do when times are slow

• Wrap cords, count them, and pack them in a box. Label box with quantity and type of cord when full.
• Clean up. Often there are abandoned cardboard boxes to break down and put away, sweeping up to be done, etc.
• Move receiving boxes to their designated areas - e.g. advanced testing box to advanced testing, steel box to recycling.

If you would like to fill up the store box with lots of great cabling, please see: cables for the store

What about the big donations?

See Handling Corporate Donations at Receiving