Who can I donate my old PC to?

December 20, 2005 3:38 PM

I'm in Toronto and would like to donate my old PC to a worthy cause. Suggestions?

I've got an old PC and a couple of Canon printers sitting around at home gathering dust, and rather than take them to my local recycling depot, I thought I might donate it to some kind of charity that could put them to good use. Anyone have any suggestions as to who I may contact?

posted by phoenixc to Society & Culture (6 answers total)

you could sign up to toronto freecycle and post the stuff with a message saying you'd like to give it to a charity. there's all sorts of teachers and people who run shoestring community services there and you'll get bombarded with replies from people who would be all too happy to come pick it up. it's a great way to keep stuff out of recycling/landfill.
posted by sergeant sandwich at 3:42 PM on December 20, 2005

reboot canada will take them. It's much less hit-or-miss than freecycle.
posted by scruss at 5:02 PM on December 20, 2005

ooh, I want to do the exact same thing (in Toronto, too); thanks for the question and answers!
posted by krunk at 5:16 PM on December 20, 2005

Computers For Schools Ontario
posted by jikel_morten at 7:12 PM on December 20, 2005

reboot canada also gives you a tax receipt for your stuff. I donated there a couple of years back. Nice people, plus they have a wicked collection of classic/antique home computers. I wish I had the time to help them get them all working - it would be a very good museum.
posted by GuyZero at 6:25 AM on December 21, 2005

ditto reboot. I've used the Ottawa one.

AAAA+, would donate again.
posted by bonehead at 7:57 AM on December 21, 2005