Donate devices
Imperial is signed up to the SocialBox.Biz Scholarships for Refugees and Homeless People campaign, hallmarking the organisation’s dedication to societal engagement, inclusion and with the added benefit of reducing environmental pollution.
When you donate, old, but still usable technology to this scheme the device will be cleared of any sensitive data by ICT, open-source software will be installed on it by ScoialBox, and suitable items will be donated to refugees and homeless people to reuse in their learning.
What and how can you donate?
If you are doing a home or office clear out, please give us your old, but still usable:
- Computers and laptops (i5 processors and above)
- Smartphones
- iPads
- Servers
- Routers
- Don’t forget to disable any face ID or PINs from your devices before you donate, and include power leads.
You can donate personal devices (non-university items), but it is your responsibility to wipe them or back up data from any hard drives.
It’s really easy to donate, you can drop your items to ICT or they can collect from your office – just complete this ASK form. Full details of where to drop your items can be found on the form.
Other ways to recycle your university device
Disposal is an important factor in preferred supplier for device recycling. If this is not completed properly, and without the right checks in place, items sent to be recycled are often disposed of in less than ethical ways.
We are working with suppliers that guarantee zero to landfill recycling. To achieve this, they commit to using components from Imperial devices in other appliances and devices, creating a circular economy.
We ask you to join us in using our the life of a device.
An added benefit is that, depending on the device age and condition, value can be taken out and reinvested into newer devices.