County E-Waste Drop Off - Ethical Question

Originally Posted by HipoGear

So, my County just opened and ewaste drop off site last month. This is not a revenue stream for them. They are actually paying an electronics recycler just shy of $15k a year to take the stuff.

I went today for the first time. I dropped off four DVD players, 3 CRTs and a scanner.

This drop off is in an unmanned building. They have pallets and signs indicating where to put stuff. They unlock the door at 9am and lock it at 2 pm.



So my question is ... since it is not a revenue stream and they are paying for removal, do you think doing a swap would be out of line? Say, drop off 5 printers and leave with one PC? I would just love to hear all your opinions on this. Thanks.

Not okay without permission to do so, IMO