Promoting sustainability with Tech Donation Box programme

The DYW (Developing the Young Workforce) team in East Lothian Works is helping to promote the idea of circular economy and sustainability in schools by promoting the Tech Donation Box programme offered by The Edinburgh Remakery.  

Rosehill High School (part of the new Wallyford Learning Campus) has taken up the challenge and the box is now placed in the Margaret Oliphant Library.

The Donation Boxes are designed specifically for donors to easily drop in their old devices, such as laptops, smartphones, tablets, and more, so that they can be collected and repaired for re-use as well as passed on to the people who experience digital poverty and cannot afford new and expensive tech.

All data will be erased from the devices by The Remakery, which is an ISO27001 and CyberEssentials accredited company which also ensures that collection and processing, wiping and cyber security is of the highest standard.

In 2022, The Remakery saved 83,087kg (CO2e) in CO2 emissions – equivalent to 100 million smartphones being fully charged, or 1,400 trees grown for 10 years.

To donate old devices

The Tech Donation Box box will stay in the school premises for about a month. The library is open to the general public Friday 2pm to 5pm and Saturday 10am to 1pm. Otherwise, drop off items at the main reception during school opening hours.