Public

April 26th, 9:00am - 2:00pm
UMass Boston - Parking Lot D
100 Morrissey Blvd. (get directions)
Boston, MA 02125-3393

Institutional

April 24th - 25th, 9:00am - 2:00pm
West Roxbury High School
1205 VFW Parkway (get directions)
West Roxbury, MA 02132

Frequently asked questions

  1. Do I have to pay to properly recycle my old equipment?
    No. The recycling event is free to all participants.
  2. Is there a limit on the number of items I can bring to the recycling event?
    There is no limit to the number of items you can bring to the event.
  3. What happens to my equipment?
    All equipment is destroyed and recycled in an environmentally sound manner by a fully permitted recycling facility. Equipment is manually and mechanically disassembled, shredded in to small pieces of metals, plastics and glass and separated in to the reusable commodity streams to be used as feedstock in new materials manufacturing processes.
  4. I am concerned about my data. Is it safe?
    All storage devices are 100% destroyed by means of mechanical shredding. NO equipment is reused in any manner. We strongly recommend you back up and erase all existing data on any equipment as once it has been collected at the event it will be destroyed and can not returned.
  5. Is my equipment shipped overseas?
    NO. All equipment is processed in North America by a fully permitted facility in full compliance with all local, state and federal guidelines, regulations and laws pertaining to the proper and environmentally sound recycling of electronics equipment.
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