Canadian Mental Health Association York & South Simcoe Region – Aurora Branch is a current partner of the ERA, in the past and also recently donated used equipment from their offices. The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) was able to refurbish 15 desktop computers and 5 laptops they weren’t able to use to anymore and give them back to support their clients. We diligently data wipe all the drives, install an operating system, and ensure the computers are working efficiently.
“We appreciate the support your program provides and the significant impact it has on the lives of our clients! Thank you,” said Jackie Tam for Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA).
CMHA serves a population of over 200 clients, roughly 40-50 being actively homeless at any given time. Clients of their program face significant barriers accessing technology at all stages from homelessness to being housed, and this has significant impact on their health and well-being. They have individuals who are actively homeless and unable to do housing searches, connect with their workers and other healthcare professionals without the necessary hardware. For their clients who have become housed, they continue to live in extreme poverty and have difficulty integrating into the larger community and accessing essentials.
The ERA (Electronic Recycling Association), is focused on reducing unnecessary waste and/or environmental impact through effective management of retiring electronic and IT equipment. As a non-profit organization with deep community roots, it is our “reuse” focus and donation activities that set us apart from others in this sector. We are an ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 Certified Company that offers pickup services, comprehensive data security measures and subsequent reporting. Individuals and organizations alike move through technology hardware for a number of different reasons, and often there is ongoing productive use.
The ERA believes that “reuse” where ever possible is the most ecological approach to this growing stream, and an excellent way to compel real community goodwill at the same time. The Electronic Recycling Association has a clear mission of reducing electronic waste through computer recycling, laptop recycling and computer donation services. With depots throughout Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and all of Canada. ERA provides a great way to recycle electronic equipment safely and securely.