Cans For Charity will recycle and restore used computer equipment donated by area businesses and individuals. Our mission is to have a significant environmental impact by driving more unwanted functional computers into the refurbishing process, and hands of low-income families and nonprofit organizations, while minimizing their effect on landfills, and their contribution to harmful greenhouse gases.

According to the National Recycling Institute, 500 million computers became obsolete in 2007.  As of 2007, Massachusetts prohibits disposing computers into the trash – it must now be responsibly recycled, often requiring a fee from either the town or a recycling center.  In his book Natural Capitalism, Paul Hawken writes when you discard a five-pound laptop you are also throwing away the 20,000 pounds of raw materials it took to make it. Besides benefiting from not having to pay for recycling a computer, donors who donate computer equipment can receive tax deduction receipt. 

Used computers in a downsizing or uncertain economy can offer low cost alternatives to low income families or nonprofit organizations, such as schools, and bridging the digital divide. Our long-term goal is to also offer computer training at our new location.

Cans For Charity also recycles Toner and Cell Phones.

Won’t you please say “Yes” and fill out the form below, and contact us today so we can arrange a pickup?

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