Donate to NextStep Recycling, a Eugene non-profit.

2101 West 10th Avenue
Eugene OR, 97402 		Points of Interest in Lower Manhattan
WISH LIST: * Computers * Handheld devices (cell phones, iPods, PDAs, MP3 players, cameras) * Household electronics (clocks, radios, stereos, DVD players, gaming systems) * Business electronics * Medical equipment And we would LOVE coffee, tea, and other nosh to give to our volunteers when they are here. Some folks come to volunteer to gain new job skills and they might not have enough food at home-so they are hungry during training. Hard to think when you are hungry!
Who We Are: 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 MacRenewal, a 501(c)(3) public nonprofit public organization, 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. Educate and empower low income and disadvantaged Oregonians and others by providing refurbished computers that allow access to technology and the Internet; Recycle computer hardware and other electronics in an environmentally sound manner, keeping hazardous waste out of Oregon’s soil and water environments; Provide skill-training opportunities to those who are considered unemployable, are currently underemployed, and/or are people new to the job market; and Offer education to the general public regarding the importance of electronics reuse and recycling and the impact of these kinds of waste on our environment. Accept donations of computers and other electronic equipment, computer-related items, software, and manuals; Refurbish computers and other electronics and places them with people who do not normally have access to this technology; Sell, at an extremely low cost, additional reusable items in our on-site ReUse Stores in Eugene and Springfield; Sort and dismantle unusable donations for recycling at appropriate local and regional facilities that meet our environmental stewardship standards. Since 1999, NextStep has accepted donations of hundreds of thousands of computers and other electronic devices. In the process, we have put thousands of pieces of equipment back into use in the community—including 18,000 refurbished computer systems (current to June, 2009) and thousands of items sold at an extremely low cost through our ReUse Store—and recycled over 6,200,000 pounds of electronic waste (e-waste). More than 1700 volunteers have donated over 136,000 hours of service refurbishing and recycling computers. Of those volunteers, hundreds have enhanced their employment marketability through experiential service learning and extensive training by our staff.
Program Contact
Lorraine Kerwood
Executive Director
541-686-2366
lorraine@nextsteprecycling.org
http://www.nextsteprecycling.org    
Additional Notes: We accept working and non working devices. We have two locations: 2101 West 10th Eugene and 1483 Mohawk Blvd Springfield. We are open 10AM to 5PM Tuesday - Saturday.