There are around 2 million Australian households that have no computer or internet access. Help these disadvantaged Australians get online by donating your organisation's superseded computers and laptops to us. We'll refurbish these computers and laptops and resell them at low cost to low income households. And those we can't refurbish we'll recycle.
We can arrange the collection of computers and laptops from businesses with 20 or more systems for donation. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call us on (02) 9275 8199 to see how you can make a difference.
Thoughtful disposal of your unwanted business computers and laptops offers a great triple bottom line IT disposal solution. For a full overview, download our white paper PC disposal that makes a difference [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 447.5 KB].
We provide one point of contact and accountability, national reach and a complete service covering timely collection and expert decommissioning of computers and laptops.
Boston Consulting Group analysis shows that IT disposal is usually a loss making exercise. Our services are generally free of charge* and we help you avoid wasting staff time managing a non-core activity.
Our expert decommissioning process assures your data security. All computers and laptops are decommissioned to US Dept of Defense 5200.22-M standard – all drives are unconditionally low level formatted or destroyed physically. We also clean the computers and laptops to remove all company identification.
*Charges may apply for collecting equipment that is unusable, and for collections in small quantities or outside metropolitan areas.
Computer literacy is crucial to ensure that low income households are not trapped in a lifetime of disadvantage - 321,000 Australian households with children have no access to the internet (Source: ABS, 2009).
Donating your computers and laptops to WorkVentures allows disadvantaged Australians to share in the benefits of modern technology by accessing functional and affordable computers. Your donations also help us to create job pathways for unemployed, both in the community and within our own operations.
WorkVentures extends the useful life of computers and laptops by refurbishing them wherever possible, and ensures that toxic waste is kept out of landfill by recycling unusable equipment in an environmentally responsible way.
To donate computers or laptops to WorkVentures Connect IT This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call us on (02) 9275 8199.
For full details of our services to donors click here.