NextStep Recycling

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History
NextStep has grown from its initial beginnings as a Macintosh computer fix-it-and-pass-it-on resource into a thriving community service organization. Founded in 2002 as Computer Reuse and Recycling Center, a 501(c)(3) public nonprofit corporation, we are now known as NextStep Recycling. We implement our three-part mission through focused efforts in Lane County, Oregon, other areas of the state, and internationally. NextStep:

educates and empowers low income and disadvantaged Oregonians and others by providing refurbished computers that allow access to technology and the Internet;
recycles computer hardware and other electronics in an environmentally sound manner, keeping hazardous waste out of Oregon's soil and water environments;
provides skill-training opportunities to those who are considered unemployable, are currently underemployed, and/or are people new to the job market; and
offers education to the general public regarding the importance of electronics and polystyrene foam recycling and the impact of these kinds of waste on our environment.
Since 2004, NextStep has been steadily increasing its services and operations to accommodate rapidly expanding community needs, awareness, and donations. NextStep:

accepts donations of computers and other electronic equipment, computer-related items, software, and manuals;
refurbishes computers and other electronics and places them with people who do not normally have access to this technology;
sells, at an extremely low cost, additional reusable items in our on-site Reuse Store; and
sorts and dismantles unusable donations for recycling at appropriate local and regional facilities that meet our environmental stewardship standards.
Since 1999, NextStep has accepted donations of more than 550,000 computers and peripheral devices. In the process, we have put 32,000 pieces of equipment back into use in the community - including 10,000 refurbished computer systems and 22,000 items sold through our Reuse Store - and recycled over 800 tons of electronic waste (e-waste). More than 5,200 volunteers have donated over 136,200 hours of service refurbishing and recycling computers. Of those volunteers, 230 have enhanced their employment marketability through experiential service learning and extensive training by our staff.

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Serving: Eugene OR (Metro)

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