Donate A Computer Resource Page

Places

Nonprofit

• Goodwill Industries and Best Buy have arranged computer drop-off locations in the area.
• The TechSoup Donate Hardware List can arrange to route large lots to appropriate organizations.
• Many small computer repair shops will take used computers and refurbish them for sale.
• Single working computers can be posted via Philadelphia Freecycle.
• Penn CommuniTech ctech.org is a nonprofit community organization focused on providing free service to the community. **Donations: ctech.org/donations

Commercial

• eForce Recycling: Electronic Waste Compliance: The Basics eforcecompliance.com/electronics.html
• Philadelphia Sanitation Convenience Centers: accept E-waste, including computers, monitors, televisions, and other computer-related equipment. Here’s a list of the Philadelphia locations: Sanitation Convenience Centers
• Staples accepts many electronics for free recycling. [1] Recycling: Start greening your office.

Security Note

In all cases the donor should either keep the donated computer's hard drive or ensure that the receiver will erase the data that is on that hard drive. One way is to separate the hard drives from the computers upon receipt, and to completely re-image them before any use.

Articles

• Where Can I Recycle Electronics in Philadelphia?, Green Philly Blog, May 6, 2015.

See Also

• Wikipedia: Computer donation/disposal options
• Disposing of electronics