Welcome to our website!
We are a social enterprise on a mission to keep people and natural resources working. We accept most electronic and computer items free of charge from business and the community and support our operation through the revenues we earn by rebuilding working computers and selling electronic scrap to responsible processors.
Although we’re on a social mission, we are not a charity and have not received special subsidies or grants from any source for our project. We depend on the generosity of people like you to send us your old electronics and help spread the word about our services. We also accept cash donations to help us achieve our objectives.
Started by Patrick Hebert (Jr.) and Tammy Markham, we initially sold older technologies on eBay but have evolved our company to do more. We now rebuild computers for resale and dismantle what doesn’t work for proper recycling here at home. No export, no landfill, no prison labour.
As we have learned more about the global e-waste problem and the effect it has on communities around the world, we have become more passionate about diversion and domestic recycling initiatives.
As people living with challenges, we want to prove that not only are we able to do something to contribute to society, but that our culture’s wasteful mindset about products and people is impractical.
A key factor in our start up was consideration for Patrick’s brother Jon who is kind, warm, loving and just so happens to not be able to read or write due to severe epilepsy as a child. His value as a person is incalculable though since he is so grateful to have the opportunity to work that he is consistently a high performer.
Jon’s strong work ethic, combined with Patrick and Tammy’s need to contribute to society drove the couple to build a company around the philosophy that all people and resources have value, and neither belong in landfills.
We have processed over 30 tons of discarded electronics since our inception in April 2007 and have been able to create additional paid employment opportunities for other people living with disabilities.
Careers for Inclusion Inc has been instrumental in supporting our recruiting efforts.
While many companies measure their success by THE bottom line, we have three to keep tabs on:
- How many pounds of electronics have we diverted from landfill and export?
- How many jobs have we created?
- What value are we delivering to our stakeholders (investors, employees, customers)?
We offer many services to help solve the 50,000,000 ton global e-waste problem including FREE computer and electronics recycling.