Address
Elma Road, Cheltenham Victoria 3192, Australia
Organisation Profile
B2C - COMMUNITY IT - SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
B2C Community IT Recyclers is a ‘social enterprise’ of The WERX Foundation Inc, a non-for-profit charity that is focussed on the recycling and refurbishment of donated, discarded or unwanted IT goods, and their re-marketing and re-deployment through its IT projects into communities in need.
As a community enterprise, we offer work skills and training to people marginalised by disability but seeking to become job-ready, as well as volunteer opportunities for people seeking work experience. Our teams work with unwanted IT goods donated through businesses, and refurbishing these to provide valuable low-cost IT resources for agencies supporting disadvantaged people in our community.
B2C handles the collection and processing of all forms of e-waste and redundant IT equipment. We recycle regardless of age, specification or condition (working, non working includinfg the following:
- computers big and small
- servers
- all forms of IT equipment
- IT peripherals (cables, discs, software)
- all digital equipment (iPads, iPods, tablets )
- Office printers and cartridges
E-Waste Recycling – AS/NZS 5377 IS0 14001
B2C use the services of an ISO & AS/NZS endorsed company for the recycling of our e-waste. We can therefore ensure you any of the e-waste resulting from the equipment you donate will be recycled in a secure ethical, environmentally and cost effective way.
The Team
We (our dedicated team of volunteers, employees and trainees) work hard to prevent large scale redundant IT equipment, as well as domestic e-waste from entering our landfills. We clean, data-wipe and repair donated equipment so it can be transformed from waste to valuable resources for communities in need. Your donation is our livelihood. We do not receive government funding. We are a self-funded recycling charity that is only able to achieve this unmatched social and environmental contribution through your donation of redundant IT equipment.
The WERX Foundation is a registered not for profit organisation that has Deductible Gift Recipient registration with the Australian Taxation Office (ABN: 51299267395). Any financial donations over $2 to the organisation can be tax deductible.
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Goals | Achievements | Community
EWASTE DISPOSAL 2019 – SNAPSHOT
In 2019 B2C diverted over 65,000 kg of e-waste from landfill
- over 150 refurbished computers were upcycled to local individuals and communities in need,
- over 5000 working systems were checked for integrity and resource value before distribution to approved local exporters for resale in overseas markets
- our e-waste collection services saw more than 80 business and government organisations and more than 100 private individuals choose B2C Recyclers to manage their redundant IT equipment.
- our e–waste drop off services were used by more than 300 people
