Get involved
There’s more than one way to make an impact.
Mail in an old laptop with a free Australia Post label, donate retired equipment, host a community event, partner with us as a business or school, volunteer with our team, or sponsor a youth workshop. Every path moves technology somewhere it can do more good.
Request a donation · NSW, VIC & QLD
Need devices for your school or not-for-profit?
As ERA arrives in Australia, donation applications are open to schools, not-for-profits and community programs in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. Tell us what you need and we’ll match your request with refurbished inventory — ready to use — and coordinate pickup or delivery as availability allows.
- ✓ NSW, Victoria and Queensland schools, not-for-profits and community programs eligible
- ✓ Refurbished laptops, desktops and peripherals — ready to use
- ✓ Pickup or delivery coordinated as availability allows
- ✓ Lead time depends on current inventory — tell us what you need
Book a pickup
Free pickups across Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane.
For businesses, schools and organisations retiring 10+ devices, we’ll come to you. Free pickups across the Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane metro areas; larger jobs and Australia-wide logistics on request.
- ✓ Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane metro areas
- ✓ Locked transit and chain-of-custody documentation
- ✓ Same-day certificates for secure destruction jobs
- ✓ Larger jobs and Australia-wide logistics on request
Recycle by mail
One old laptop? Mail it in — the label’s on us.
For residents and remote workers anywhere in Australia. Tell us what you’re sending and, once your request is reviewed, we’ll email you a free prepaid Australia Post shipping label for qualified small devices — laptops, tablets, phones and the like. Pack them in any sturdy box and drop it at any Post Office.
- ✓ Free prepaid Australia Post shipping label — Australia-wide
- ✓ Pack in any sturdy box and drop it at any Post Office
- ✓ Free data-wipe certificate on request — your files are gone, provably
- ✓ Returning a company laptop? Perfect for remote employees, too
Have 10+ devices in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane? Book a free pickup instead.
Host an event
Host a free electronics recycling & shredding event.
- ✓ Free hard-drive shredding and secure intake
- ✓ Community engagement and ESG impact
- ✓ Easy to organise — we handle the details
- ✓ Great for local councils, chambers of commerce and community groups
Or turn it into an e-waste fundraiser
A program the ERA network has run for years in Canada — now available to Australian groups. Your school, church, not-for-profit or community group collects devices; we handle everything else, at no cost to you.
- ✓ Collection bins, optional event staff and equipment removal provided
- ✓ Co-branded marketing to promote your drive
- ✓ Cash rebates begin after a 50-item minimum of working devices
- ✓ Per-item rebates for intact laptops and tablets; premium per-kilogram rates for phones
Become a partner
Partner with ERA.
Whether you’re an Australian school looking for refurbished devices, a business retiring IT assets, or a community organisation with an idea — we’d like to hear from you.
- ✓ Australian schools and not-for-profits
- ✓ Australian and multinational business IT teams
- ✓ Community event hosts and local councils
- ✓ International education partners (with verification)
Free collection bins for your site
Partners can host an ERA collection receptacle on-site, in one of three tiers — serviced weekly, monthly or quarterly, all provided at no charge.
- ✓ Branded secure bins for lobbies and other public areas
- ✓ Lockable wheeled cages in two sizes that fit standard doorways and lifts
- ✓ 2.4-metre lockable containers for high-volume sites
Volunteer
Hands-on volunteer opportunities.
Help sort, test and refurbish donated equipment at our Sydney facility. Great for students, IT professionals brushing up hardware skills, and anyone who wants to give back in a tangible way. And there’s something in it for you: volunteers who complete their hours earn a refurbished computer to take home.
- ✓ Computer technician — sort, test and refurbish equipment; no experience needed
- ✓ Awareness ambassador — represent ERA at collection events and community days
- ✓ Office administration — help with scheduling, intake and donation records
- ✓ Earn a refurbished computer after completing your volunteer hours
Youth programs
Parts to PC & scholarship support.
Our youth programs turn refurbished components into hands-on learning. In Parts to PC, students build a working PC from parts, take it home, and gain technical skills in the process. The format is proven — the ERA network’s Canadian workshops regularly fill up — and it’s launching at our Sydney warehouse.
- ✓ Free two-hour Parts to PC workshops for ages 12–15
- ✓ Saturday sessions, capped at 10 students; parental consent form required
- ✓ Scholarship support with refurbished laptops
- ✓ Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane schools and after-school programs prioritised
- ✓ Volunteer opportunities for mentors and IT pros
Service area
Where ERA shows up.
Most pickups, events and youth workshops happen in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane — but the donation program reaches organisations across New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, and the mail-back program reaches Australia-wide. Reach out and we’ll tell you what’s possible in your area.
Now serving Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane — expanding Australia-wide.
Take action
Ready when you are.
Whichever door you pick, a device ends up somewhere it can do more good.