NextStep Recycling
NextStep Recycling saves computers from landfills--providing employment, education outreach and technology access to low-income residents in the process.
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Founded in 2002 as MacRenewal, a public nonprofit public
organization, NextStep Recycling saves used computers from the landfill, refurbishing machines while employing underemployed or unemployed Lane County Oregon residents. Since 1999, NextStep has put more than 18,000 refurbished computer systems back into use in the community and recycled over 6.2 million pounds of electronic waste. More than 5,200 volunteers have donated their time, gaining training and employment marketability in the process.
NextStep Recycling is an Oregon nonprofit.
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NextStep Recycling
NextStep counts on volunteers like Norman to do the fabulous work we do! To date we have refurbished and redistributed over 18,000 computers, thousands of cell phones, and other electronic devices. We have also recycled over 8 million pounds of obsolete electronic devices.
Come on down and volunteer-we'd love to see you.