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GREENSBORO - Goodwill Industries is teaming up with Dell to help reduce the amount of electronic waste in our state's landfills.

The charity is collecting items such as old computers, printers and keyboards to recycle. It's an effort that's underway in Charlotte and the triad Goodwill plans to extend it to the eastern part of the state. Customers drop off their old computers and the hard drives are wiped clean. Workers save what they can but the rest gets torn apart for recycling.

“We have thousand of computers that we are either de-manufacturing or recycling here weekly and with that we obviously need workers and these workers are trained not only by Goodwill but by Dell,” said Chris Gorham, Goodwill Industries Spokesperson.

Right now the Dell Reconnect program is only available in the Triad and Charlotte, but officials hope to expand the program across the state.

“49 out of the 100 counties in North Carolina are participating in the reconnect.” said Gorham. “We're hopeful the other 50 or so will be coming into affect soon.”

Frank Williamson is used to taking things apart but usually it's in a scrap yard.

“So this is something I mean, It's not totally new to me but at the same time it combines old with new,” said Williamson.

He's on his way to training for a new career, which couldn't come at a better time. “The factories have all closed up,” said Williamson. “One mobile home plant went out, there's a steal mill plant that's gone out of business. I'll tell ya, it gives you hope. You know I didn't have much hope when I came here, started into the program but I really do, I like it,”

You can drop off your old computers and computer equipment at any Goodwill Store. It's free and you'll get a receipt for your donation.