The business often refurbishes picked-up computers which are used to train students and support local nonprofits. (Courtesy Triangle Ecycling)
Triangle Ecycling officials announced in October that the business has expanded its free corporate bulk computer pickup services in the Austin metro.
Expanded service areas include Cedar Park, Georgetown, North Austin and Round Rock.
How it works
Per a Triangle Ecycling news release, Austin-area businesses retiring more than 50 laptops or desktops, or several server racks, can utilize the pickup service, which includes a certificate of data destruction and a carbon reduction receipt.
Once scheduled, pickups are usually completed within three days. Refurbished computers are used to train high school students for information technology jobs and support local nonprofits, and non-reusable equipment is recycled by a certified recycling partner with a zero-landfill policy.
“When Austin companies retire laptops, desktops and servers coming off warranty or during a refresh, that equipment still has a useful second life. We make it free, simple and convenient for companies to retire them securely, with every document their auditors need, and the computers go on to help vetted nonprofits, students and families in need. We call it ‘repurposing computers for good.’” — Larry Herst, Triangle Ecycling founder and CEO
Austin-area companies can request a pickup here or call (919) 414-3041, ext. 2.
By the numbers
Since 2021, the business—which offers pickup services across multiple regions in the United States—has donated 2,500 computers to nonprofits and families in need, and kept 600 tons of e-waste out of landfills.