We support the right to repair by reusing and repurposing electronics whenever possible. Items that can’t be repaired are recycled responsibly and in an environmentally sound way.
Drop-off
📞 Call first: 613-434-2770 Leave a message of just the day you plan to drop off items.
📍 184 Hopewell Ave, Ottawa (Front porch – EnviroCrew box)
Computer equipment
Desk Telephones
Network equipment
Audio / video equipment
Phone or electrical Cables, wiring
AC adapters
Stereo equipment, amplifiers, turntables
Cellular phones - Note Please factory reset your iPhone or Android & account while resetting so we can repair or repurpose your phone, otherwise its locked and it cannot be used.
Appliances (any size)
Batteries (any kind)
Coaxial or TV Cable wire
We help ensure electronics are reused first and recycled responsibly when reuse isn’t possible.
Recycle all of the equipment that cannot be reused, in accordance with Provincial Stewardship programs - Nothing Goes to the dump
Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) (https://www.era.ca/) They are an ISO certified Not for Profit organization that helps companies effectively manage their old, unwanted and surplus electronic/IT equipment (PCs, laptops, servers, PC parts, telephones, printers, wires, cords & cables, etc.) in an environmentally friendly and community minded manner since 2004. You can take a look at some of the charities they support with refurbished IT gear here (ERA Charities).
They collect anything IT-Telecom related: working or non-working. Then they refurbish them and donate to various charities and non-profit organizations. Our key focus is to reuse retiring equipment wherever possible. they offer services which include comprehensive data security methods and collection reporting.
Free data wiping services & certification
ERA can does a Secure data handling by batch for free of charge software data wipe of any hard drives, phones, etc. picked up.
ERA can also provide at a cost an individual certificates for collected items and data security certificates wipes such as :
o data wipe certificates,
o hard drive destruction certificates (with serial numbers),
o donation in kind receipts,
o collection certificates,
o serial number recording
o collection certificates and more
On-site/off-site unit physical destruction ($5 per HDD/tape) (take a look at their hard drive destruction units here: (ERA Hard Drive Shredder)