Illinois Tech Reuse Network

The Illinois Tech Reuse Network partners with four different organizations, and the specific technology accepted by each varies. In general, participating organizations accept laptops, tablets, desktop PCs, monitors, servers, networking hardware, phones, cables & accessories, circuit boards/cards, mice, hard drives, keyboards, and more. The most in-demand type of equipment is laptops. Based on equipment available for donation, the IOB will route your donation accordingly.

Devices that cannot be refurbished are still data-wiped.  Usable components may be used to replace components in other devices while unusable parts are responsibly disposed of through an eStewards or R2 certified organization.

Ship: Donors may arrange to ship the device to Human IT using a pre-paid shipping label and box. Please compete the intake form and IOB will facilitate the connection with Human IT.

Dropoff: Donors may also drop off devices at the Illinois locations below:

PCs for People (Oak Lawn)
Address: 4535 SW Highway, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 10am-3pm
Instructions: If door is locked, ring bell at retail store or by steel door on south side of building.

Compudopt (Downers Grove)
Address: 1414 Brook Drive, Downers Grove, IL 60515 (In Oak Commons Office Park)
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 9 am – 5 pm

Micro Center (Chicago)
2645 N. Elston Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
Hours of Operation: Monday – Saturday, 10 am to 9 pm, Sunday 11 am to 6 pm

Micro Center (Westmont)
80 E. Ogden
Naperville, IL 60563
Hours of Operation: Monday – Saturday, 10 am to 9 pm, Sunday 11 am

Please stay tuned for additional drop off sites to be established throughout the state. If your organization is interested in serving as a drop off site, please email broadband@illinois.gov. 

Yes, all donations are tax-deductible. Upon request, you will receive a letter with a charitable receipt.

All data-bearing devices are put through a commercial data erasure process to ensure that all data is destroyed. Any hardware that cannot be wiped is physically shredded. 

All devices which are donated to Compudopt are accessed only by authorized staff members and data bearing devices are wiped using industrial grade disk sanitization software. Compudopt follows National Institute for Standards and Technology NIST 800-88 PURGE guidelines for data destruction on all devices.

Human I-T has a certificate of destruction to ensure that your devices are certifiably wiped of any data. Using a NIST 800-88 method, random data is written through the entirety of the device with data storage in order to destroy all recoverable data on the device. The device with data storage is then re-scanned to verify that 100% of all sensitive information has been destroyed.  If Human I-T cannot erase all sensitive data using their software, the device with data storage will be physically destroyed and recycled in an environmentally sound manner, via an R2-certified organization.

PCs for People is AAA Certified by the National Association of Information Destruction and provides data sanitization for every device using Department of Defense, HIPAA, and NIST 800-88 compliant software. A certificate of data sanitization is available upon request.

PowerUp Project uses a DBAN, a hard drive erasure & data utility cleaner that they use to clean all computers.  They physically remove the storage drive from the computer onsite for you to keep. 

By donating used electronic devices, organizations increase their lifespan, reducing pollutants and emissions created while manufacturing new products and keeping them out of landfills longer (EPA). It is estimated that between 2021-2030, a total of 2.5 to 3.7 billion tons of CO2 could be saved from recycling e-waste.*

*Singh, N., & Ogunseitan, O. A. (2022). Disentangling the worldwide web of e-waste and climate change co-benefits. Circular Economy, 1(2), 100011. 

The Illinois Tech Reuse Network is an on-going opportunity. Please compete the form when the devices are available. 

Compudopt has been providing technology access and education to underserved youth for more than 15 years.  Their programs serve to eliminate the device gap, ensure high-speed in-home connectivity, deliver digital literacy training, and inspire the next generation of innovators through their technology centered enrichment programs. By solving the digital divide in communities, they help to lay a foundation for economic mobility.  Compudopt operates in nearly 40 cities across 18 US states.  All their programs are 100% free for all participants.

Human I-T create equitable access to opportunity by providing devices, internet access, digital skills training, and tech support for communities left on the wrong side of the digital divide. Human I-T is a national organization with two sites one in Detroit and another in Los Angeles. They pick up device donations on ground.

PCs for People is a national non-profit social enterprise working to get low-cost quality computers and internet into the homes of individuals, families, and nonprofits with low income. By recycling and then refurbishing computers, PCs for People provide a valuable service to businesses, families, and the planet by keeping computers out of landfills and repurposing them to advance digital inclusion.   

PowerUp Project is a charitable organization in Naperville founded by high school students in 2018. Our mission is to increase computer accessibility and decrease electronic waste. They accept computer donations from individuals and businesses. The team of volunteers refurbishes the computers, ensuring they are in good working condition. They distribute the refurbished computers to local organizations and individuals who lack access to technology.