Are you a charity?

No, we are an organisation that is dedicated to recycling and refurbishing I.T equipment to help reduce the amount of equipment that are sent to land fills.

How do you recycle equipment?

We refurbish the equipment we receive by data cleansing the hard drives, installing new memory and updating software if needed. The equipment that is completely redundant is broken down into different elements and recycled.

Where does the refurbished equipment go?

Once the equipment is refurbished it is sold at a subsidised cost to schools nationwide, and organisations in Africa and Asia.

Do you provide certification?

Yes, usually within 4-6 weeks after collecting your equipment.

Are there lots of forms to fill in?

No, you just need to send us a list of how much and what equipment you have and we will book a collection in for you usually within the same week.

Why do we need to recycle?

Large organisations are under unprecedented scrutiny as to whether they address environmental issues. As IT technology continues to develop at a faster pace, it leaves these organisations with large amounts of redundant IT equipment for which they have no further use. The commercial costs of disposing of this equipment is great and has none of the benefits of recycling them and extending their life span by putting these systems back into use. This will allow groups who previously had no access to modern information resources to make full use of the opportunities of the information age.

Recycling is not just an appropriate response to these needs: it is the ideal response.

Who benefits?

Our extensive database lists over 30,000 schools, colleges and youth organisations. Assuming we receive a positive response from between 4.5% and 5% of these, we will assist approximately 1,400 organisations.

We are looking to further expand our database by acquiring contact information from third-party sources for other schools, colleges and youth organisations.

Who has benefited from us?

TBC Recycling has delivered over 1,000 computer systems to schools and educational institutions nationwide and we highly value our relationship with the educational establishment.

With the help, assistance and contributions from your organisation we can realise this aim and enable disaffected groups access and empowerment in the world of IT. Please contact Emma on 020 8443 2323 for any further information.

These are some of the establishments who have recently benefited from our programme:

Did you know?

European legislation and Government targets mean recycling in England and Wales is set to increase rapidly: the Government’s Waste Strategy 2000 sets a national target to recycle and compost 30% of our waste by 2010, and 33% by 2015.

78% of households with children of school age now have a personal or laptop computer in the home. This increases with the age of the child - 67% of 11-16 year olds to 88% of post-16 year olds. The figures are lower amongst households in social grades D and E (59%), black/other ethnic groups (67%) and single parent housholds(63%).

99% of young people use computers at home, school or elsewhere. The average number of hours per week that young people spent using computers at school for non-games related use is 1.6 hours at Key Stage 1, 2.3 hours at Key Stage 4 and 4.3 hours at post-16. Boys are more likely to use a school computer in their lunch breaks (40%) than girls (29%).