How to Donate Hardware
From Electroregeneration Society
Our warehouse hours are currently sporadic, email info@ergsoc.org or look at our Google Calendar to check on future hours. XMission Internet also takes donated items during business hours 9am-5pm during weekdays and will bring them to our warehouse.
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What We Take
Reusable Hardware
We take donated computers, monitors, printers, keyboards, mice, dvrs, game systems, and other consumer electronics items. Please note that hardware donations for reuse should be in good working condition. We are usually able to repurpose functional hardware that is up to 7 years old.
Non-reusable Hardware
Another important part of our mission is to support proper electronics recycling. If we cannot repurpose equipment, we recycle it for raw materials through an environmentally-responsible recycler. We must pay to recycle anything we cannot reuse and request a donation of $0.25 per pound of non-reusable equipment, to help us cover recycling fees. Alternatively, a link to other recycling options is below.
In addition to our recycling costs, we incur expenses related to repurposing hardware -- so if you support our mission, please consider donating.
Charitable Tax Deductions
The Electroregeneration Society is a nonprofit organization. As such, your gift of cash or reusable hardware may be tax deductible. Please seek advice from a tax-CPA if you have questions regarding your donation and taxes.
What We Do With Your Hardware Donation
We attempt to refurbish all received equipment. For your protection, we data-wipe all computers with a DoD Short algorithm. To have this service performed professionally costs $50 or more. We perform this operation as part of our processes, and suggest a $50 donation per machine to help us cover operating costs.
After cleaning the donated computers physically and for data, we install an operating system and software packages for organizational or home users, depending on the recipient's needs. The entire process from receipt of a donation to placement with a deserving party can take as little as 1 day.
Donation Locations
The warehouse is the preferred drop-off location, please check the calendar for hours.
Warehouse location:
555 South 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT
84101
XMission (and postal address for The Electroregeneration Society):
51 East 400 South
Suite 200
Salt Lake City, UT
84111
Recycling Locations
Salt Lake County maintains a list electronics recycling locations. Please consult this resource if you have non-reusable hardware, and always dispose of electronic equipment properly.
