The following companies and NFP organisations are included on this page because they supply recycled and refurbished PCs. (NB: If you have been offered a donated PC then do also consider the pros and cons – read TechSoup’s “How to Accept (or Refuse!) Donated Equipment” for more details).
NB There are about 100 suppliers listed below so do note that the list is filtered to only 25 organisations per page. You can therefore ‘page through’ the list, change the ‘No. of entries shown per page’ or enter a location/company name etc in the Search box below right.
| Company | Location | Charity/Company | Notes | E-mail address | Tel no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DonateAPC.org.uk | Online web service | - | Free web site service where individuals/ organisations can offer their old computers & other ICT equipment to charities | ||
| Camara | Nationwide UK & Ireland | Charity | Provides IT equipment collection/drop off & certified hard drive data erasure/destruction services to organisations (from Camara London and Dublin sites) & individuals (Dublin only). Computers are refurbished & distributed to schools serving disadvantaged communities in East Africa, Haiti & Ireland | mailto:londoninfo@camara.org | UK 020 8670 1225 Ireland 01 65 22 665 |
| CCL North | Nationwide | Company | IT equipment refurbishment and reuse, equipment resale, revenue returns | hello@cclnorth.com | 01294 278844 |
| Computer Aid International | Nationwide | Charity | Provides computers to NFP organisations worldwide. Provides a complete decommissioning service for UK/EU businesses including, data wiping, WEEE compliance and asset tracking. | info@computeraid.org | 0208 361 5540 |
| Computer Disposals Ltd | Nationwide | Company | WEEE compliant IT disposal service covering all IT equipment and related WEEE. Preferential pricing for charities for both disposal & purchase of equipment. Donate equipment on behalf of private and public sector to charity. | info@computerdisposals.co.uk | 01925 730033 |
| Computer Waste | Nationwide | Company | Clean, repair and refurbish redundant computer equipment | info@computer-waste.co.uk | 01706 844699 |
| Digital Growth | Nationwide | Not-for-profit | Refurbish donated equipment & then provide it at low cost to individuals, schools, charities and small community organisations around the world. Free collection service covers the entire UK mainland. | info@digitalgrowth.co.uk | 020 8926 7394 |
| Environmental Computer Recycling and Removals | Nationwide | Company | Provide a commercial recycling & IT disposal solution for unwanted computer & telecomms equipment; aim to refurbish some for reuse by Charities & other organisations. | collections@computer-recycling-and-removals.co.uk | 0121 472 3444 |
| FLY Weee Recycle | Nationwide | Company | Collect unwanted, surplus, decommissioned or faulty ICT equipment from any organisation, nationwide across the UK | info@flyweeerecycle.com | 0161 222 6119 |
| U.K. I.T Recycling | Nationwide | Company | Collect & recycle computer equipment, and donate computers to good causes all over the UK. | info@enviro-pc.com | 01743 761278 |
| RCS Recycling | Berkshire | Company | Offer secure disposal of redundant, obsolete or unwanted IT & office equipment; endeavor to redeploy most of the working equipment within various local charities. | info@rcsrecycling.co.uk | 01753 818283 |
| Second Chance PCs | Cambridge | Company | Retailers of new and refurbished PC and Mac computer equipment | sales@2ndchancepc.co.uk | 01223 833 412 |
| RecycledIT | Cambridgeshire & Nationwide | Non-profit company | Re-use, recycle and recover IT equipment for reuse by charities and not-for-profit organisations | info@recycledit.co.uk | 01480 301692 |
| Computers for Charities | East Sussex | Charity | Provide low-cost Microsoft Refurbished Computer systems for UK Charities, Voluntary Groups, Faith & Church groups, Schools, etc | info@computersforcharities.org | 01323 848588 |
| Pass IT On | Edinburgh | Charity | Collect donated computers, adapt them and give them to people with disabilities in the Edinburgh (EH) postcode area | admin@passitoncomputers.co.uk | 0131 476 1645 |
| Computers for the Disabled | Essex | Charity | A charity providing second hand PCs & parts to the Disabled, the housebound, disabled centres & home users. Also repair and offer free PC advice on best buys & where to buy. | BigPaulH@blueyonder.co.uk | 01268 284834 |
| Eserve.it | Essex | Company | Recycle and refurbish computer equipment | jason@eserve.it | 0870 116 6411 |
| Reuse-iT Plus | Essex | Social Enterprise | Accept unwanted computers & other IT equipment from individuals & companies, then refurbish them in line with the Microsoft Community MAR programme guidelines before reintroducing them into the VCO sector | computers@reuseitplus.org.uk | 01277 222050 |
| IT Schools Africa | Gloucestershire | Charity | Delivers recycled computers to African schools - NB: can collect computers for recycling from most of the UK | info@itschoolsafrica.org | 01242 228800 |
| Ultratec | Hertfordshire | Company | WEEE compliant recycling and disposal service | 01462 490082 | |
| Computers 4 Africa | Kent, Exeter, Local Appeal Sites | Charity | Accept redundant IT equipment, then refurbish & data wipe (to MOD standard) before shipping to schools, colleges & community projects across Africa. Fully comply with WEEE legislation. | contact-us@computers4africa.org.uk | 03000 112233 |
| Loop Computer Reuse | Kent | Community Interest Company | Recycle computers back into the community | eshop@loopcr.co.uk | 01732 522230 |
| LAMH Recycle | Lanarkshire | Charity | Offer new build & refurbished PC hardware systems | AdminUBC@lamhrecycle.co.uk | 01698 264100 |
| Re-Tek UK | Lanarkshire | Company | Refurbishes used ICT and other business equipment | enquiries@re-tek.co.uk | 01355 271949 |
| Lancashire Computer Waste Services | Lancashire | NPO | Collect & re-distribute waste computer/IT equipment from anywhere in the north-west (working closely with homeless people and the elderly) | Enquiries@lcws.co.uk | 01254 726303 |
| PC Recycler | Lancashire | Social Enterprise | Donate recycled PCs to voluntary organisations via The Council for Voluntary Services | Admin@pc-recycler.fsbusiness.co.uk | 07711 736899 |
| CREATE | Liverpool | Charity & Social Business | Recycle PCs | info@createuk.com | 0151 448 1748 |
| Merseyside Third Sector Technology Centre | Liverpool | Charity | Charity providing PCs to other charities across Merseyside | enquiries@3tc4u.co.uk | 0151 285 4000 |
| Digital Links International | London | Charity | Collect and refurbish IT equipment from corporates and public sector organizations for re-use in developing countries. | donate@digital-links.org | 0207 785 6261 |
| ResponsibleIT | London | Community Interest Company | Recycle PCs and give them out to third sector organisations | support@responsibleit.co.uk | 0800 612 4828 |
| YCS Computers | Leeds | Company | Sell & donate refurbished computers to charities and NGOs | Info@ycscomputers.com | 0113 2350174 |
| Gigacycle | Manchester | Company | Recycle all IT related Equipment Computers, Laptops, Servers, Monitors | info@gigacycle.co.uk | 0161 745 8780 |
| Re PC | Midlands | Social Enterprise | Collect & recycle computer equipment for reuse by local residents, charities, community groups & organisations | 0121 557 6439 | |
| Disk Demolition | Scotland | Company | Specialists in secure IT Asset Disposal to provide safe, legal & responsible disposal & recycling of redundant computer equipment and WEEE | info@disk-demolition.co.uk | 0845 519 7626 |
| Aspire-Sheffield | Sheffield | Social Enterprise | Sell computer equipment (to support mission goals) donated by businesses & individuals | info@aspire-sheffield.co.uk | 0114 2853788 |
| Community Computers | Somerset | Non-Profit | Recycle donated equipment & make available for anyone who is on state benefit or disabled, students, youth clubs, schools, playgroups, charities, NFPs. As an NPO run by volunteers, they do ask for a donation to help with the cost. | info@communitycomputers.org | 07880 793077 |
| Jamie's Computers | South England | Social Enterprise | Reuse & recycle commercial and domestic computer equipment in order to provide training & experience to homeless people | disposal@jamies.org.uk | 023 8063 2198 |
| VPW Systems (UK) Ltd | South West | Company | Refurbish PCs, Laptops and Server Systems & provide recycled Network Switches, Routers, Rack Cabinets and such | enquiries@vpwsys.net | 01392 950 950 |
| Tech Recycle | Surrey & Hampshire | Company | Recycle displays, desktops, servers, printers & accessories; collection and complete decommissioning service | info@tech-recycle.com | 01252 757790 |
| FreeIT (Stafford) | Stafford | Non-Profit project | Provide free refurbished computer equipment to local schools, charities, community groups & the voluntary sector | freeitstafford@engineer.com | 01785 531199 |
| Highridge.net | Staffordshire | Company | Sell recycled PCs | enquiries@highridge.net | 01283 500530 |
| DOT-COMmunications | West Yorkshire | Social Enterprise | Secure, Ethical & Certified Refurbishment & Recycling of IT Equipment | talk2us@dot-communications.co.uk | 01422 845 003 |
| Blackmore Computers | Wiltshire | Company | Collection, full data removal, auditing, repairs, reconfiguration, remarketing and environmental disposal | sales@blackmore.net | 01985 851000 |
| NewStarts | Worcestershire | Community project | Wipe hard drives & reinstall operating systems on donated PCs & Laptops and resell at reduced prices to public/small local businesses | info@newstarts.org.uk | 01527 882410 |
| Airedale Computer Recycling | Yorkshire | Charity | Sell new & second user Pentium PC's; some provided free to voluntary organisations with Wakefield Met | info@airedalecomputers.com | 01977 736283 |
| YCS Computers | Yorkshire | Company | Recycle computers & IT equipment to set-up training schools in Africa | info@ycscomputers.com | 0113 235 0174 |
| EuroPC | Online | Company | New & Refurbished laptops/PCs | enquires@europc.co.uk | 0870 907 0800 |
| Bargain Hardware | Online | Company | Specialise in new, used and refurbished HP ProLiant, Dell PowerEdge and IBM servers, workstations and desktop PC’s | 01254 878801 | |
| Out Of Afrika | - | Charity | Out Of Afrika run Computers For Afrika, which provides PCs to schools and colleges in Kenya | julietembo@hotmail.com |
