The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) is pleased to have partners like The Depot Community Food Centre in Montreal that dispose of their obsolete electronics with us. We were happy to refurbish 4 laptops that were included in their pickup so that they could continue utilizing them to help run their operation.
The Community Food Depot, formerly NDG Food Depot, is a non-profit community organization that works collaboratively with other community partners to address food security issues and reduce the hardships of poverty. Check out their website HERE for more information.
Their objectives are:
- To increase access to healthy food for low-income community members in a dignified and respectful manner.
- To reduce participants’ social isolation and strengthen their connection to various sources of support.
- To develop healthy eating habits, knowledge and skills.
- To promote the personal development and community involvement of participants.
- To improve understanding of poverty, social justice and food system failures, and to develop an inclusive framework for taking effective action against these issues.
The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 to address the growing problem of e-waste and the increasing ‘digital divide’. For over fifteen years, ERA has offered simple solutions to help individuals and organizations prevent operational equipment from premature destruction. With a focus on recovery, refurbishment and reuse, ERA continuously supplies charitable groups with donated IT equipment while securely managing the retiring IT assets of organizations and individuals across Canada.
We believe that reuse before recycling is critical in managing the waste created by computer hardware, and by offering industry-leading data destruction for all equipment we receive, we have securely repurposed hundreds of tons of equipment. Because not everything ERA receives can be reasonably repurposed, we have partnered with certified recycling organizations to process equipment that has reached the end of its productive life.
The ERA works with charities across the country to provide refurbished electronics for their programs. This gives them access to reliable technology while allowing them to apply their resources to what they’re good at: developing programs to help Canadians struggling with poverty, health concerns or are otherwise experiencing misfortune. Because the Electronic Recycling Association is an advocate of equality, we are not specifically affiliated with a given charity. We help hundreds of charitable organizations each year through the donation of necessary computer equipment.