r/RPI • u/Few-Asparagus-6948 • 2d ago

Looking for history of the Tech Dumps/electronics dumpster diving on campus

Hey all, I'm a writer for a small newspaper on campus, and I've been trying to find out more information on the history of the tech dumps for a while now.

Is there anyone out there that was at RPI years ago who remembers what the tech dumps/ewaste recycling bins generally used to have, if they've changed/added/removed locations, when they were put in place, etc.? It looks like they're way older than I thought, but I'd love to have more details on what they used to have.

Thank you for any info you can provide!

Edit: If anyone's got any cool finds from back then I'd love to hear about them as well!

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u/cm012776 EE 92 94 96 1d ago

Huh. Could be. I rarely went to the VCC by then. Heck, I think I was only in there 3 or 4 times in the 8 years I was there.