Computers

Yes computers can be reused and recycled.

REUSE

We do urge you to think seriously about all your computer purchases. Do you really need to update? Are you falling for all the marketing hype? What do you actually do on your computer?

• Tech-Takeback allows residents to donate old tech for secure data erasure followed by re-use where tech is given a 2nd life (if feasible) with charities. This is done through pop up shops. Please see their website for the next dates in Brighton.
• Staying locally you can also use Freecycle to dispose of any machine which is actually working and all those leads and other paraphernalia that could be useful to others!

RECYCLE
Where?
Rafts of other worthwhile charities are running schemes to ensure that surplus, outdated technological items are not sent to landfill;

• 'Computers For Charities' who will send working units on to less economically developed countries.
• You can offer up your extra computer components and peripherals to other individuals within the UK via 'Donate a PC' 
• Businesses can donate old computers through 'Computer Aid' 
• Recycle IT are a specialist computer recycling company where old or broken hardware is disassembled into metal, circuit boards, cabling, and plastics - all of which is recyclable!  Other working computers are donated to schools or charities that can put them to good use.