We Asked PSPs: Do You Donate Used Equipment to Schools or Other Print Shops?

QUESTION:

Do you donate used equipment to schools or other print shops?

NO: 59%

• Haven’t had the opportunity, and our local tech school eliminated the printing program. — Rick Mandel, Mandel Graphic Solutions

• Most times we have redundant pieces of equipment (two of everything), so if something totally dies, it’s usually harvested for parts for the remaining machine. — Wade Neff, Strategic Factory

• Our equipment is generally still in optimum operational quality. We sell it on the open market, or sometimes the vendor will want to purchase our used equipment to resell themselves. — David Kaiser, Digitype Design

YES: 41%

• I have donated printers and cutting equipment to our local technical center. — Tami Napolitano, Awesome Graphics

• We feel the process was pretty easy and beneficial to all involved. — Derek Atchley, Atchley Graphics
• We try to donate, but sometimes the resources to pick up or the timing of drop off can be a challenge. — Linda Fong, Fastsigns Oakland, Fastsigns Hayward
• We have found robotics clubs can really use some of the parts in our old equipment. We donate end rolls and other materials to schools. They love it! — Jared Smith, bluemedia