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Tech reuse scheme
Have an old laptop, smartphone or tablet that’s gathering dust? Donate it at any Southwark library or the Reuse and Recycling Centre. Community TechAid will use it to help those experiencing digital exclusion.
Thanks to Material Focus, we’ve partnered with Veolia and Community TechAid to launch this reuse scheme. It will help us tackle pollution and climate change, and help digitally excluded people in our communities.
Digital exclusion
Digital exclusion is when an individual or community has continuing unequal access and capacity to use digital technologies that are essential to participate in society fully.
In the UK up to 1.7 million households have no mobile or broadband internet at home. 2.4 million people need help completing a basic online task like opening an internet browser.
Accepted Items
You can donate these items at any Southwark library or the Reuse and Recycling Centre:
- laptops
- smartphones
- tablets
- accessories (keyboard, mouse, webcam, etc.)
- headphones
- e-readers (e.g Kindles)
- older phones that aren’t smartphones (these must be unlocked from a network provider)
Please include any charging cables with your donated devices.
About Community TechAid
Community TechAid is a charity. They aim to close the digital divide by providing technology and skills to communities. They collect unwanted smartphones, tablets and laptops so they can be repaired and donated.
Community TechAid work with a range of organisations including:
- schools
- refugee groups
- food banks and shelters
- mental health support services
- organisations supporting older adults, those with disabilities and young carers
What happens next
Community TechAid wipe any data off your donated devices. They then test and fix them ready for their next owner. All repaired devices go to people in our communities in need. They are also offered help to develop skills and access further training.
Devices that can’t be fixed will be recycled.
Page last updated: 11 July 2024
