The New Westminster Police Department is partnering with the Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) to offer free electronics recycling on April 12th from noon to 4:00 pm in the parking lot at City Hall, located at 511 Royal Avenue. Spring cleaning is an ideal time to get rid of unwanted electronics while protecting your electronic data and personal information.
ERA will data clean your items, and then recycle or refurbish the equipment. Items can be dropped off through the drive-through pick up or you can park and unload your items with the help of our volunteers.
“Some families may have electronics that are simply taking up space and gathering dust, but they haven’t disposed of them because they’re aware they contain personal information,” stated Crime Prevention Coordinator Emma Palmer. “By taking these old electronics to this recycling event you can have peace of mind your data is wiped clean and you’re protected.”
The following devices may be donated:
*Please do not bring personal or household appliances.
- Consumer Electronics (gaming consoles, iPods and mp3 players, stereo equipment, etc)
- Desktop Computers (PC & Mac, monitors, parts, motherboards, etc)
- Handheld devices (smartphones, cell phones, tablets, etc)
- Laptops (PC & Mac, docking stations, parts, cables, etc)
- Printers (Inkjet & Laserjet, plotters, copiers, scanners, fax machines, etc)
- Peripherals (keyboards, mice, CD/DVD ROMs, cards, accessories, etc)
- Phone Systems
- Racks and miscellaneous (Server racks, lab equipment, disk arrays, etc)
- Servers (Rackmount, stand-alone, all brands, etc)
- Software (operating system, editing, design, etc)
- Specialty items (Cisco networking, switches, routers, etc)
Please note: Remote Management must be disabled or removed prior to ERA collecting the equipment. Once equipment is donated to ERA, remote access will be strictly prohibited to prevent potential data breaches in refurbished or redistributed devices. All passwords and security features, such as BIOS locks, must be removed from any equipment before being donated to ERA.