San Ramon Teens Host E-Waste Donation Event In Fremont

SAN RAMON, CA — Chances are your basement is filled with all kinds of old calculators, keyboard, keyboard mouses, and all other varieties of e-waste you no longer use. Now you can help donate them to students in need.

Recirqt, a nonprofit led by a team of San Ramon high school students, is hosting a community e-waste event Wednesday in Fremont. The team is partnering with Surplus Service, a certified e-waste recycler, the Fremont Education Foundation, and Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert’s office to host the event.

They are collecting items like desktops, laptops, keyboards, mouses, cell phones, projectors, sound equipment, and more. Guests can drive up to Surplus Service’s Fremont location and donate without ever leaving their car. A team of volunteers will unload donations.

Surplus Service will locate all functioning items, securely wiped, repaired, and donate them to the Fremont Education Foundation, which will distribute them to students and families in need. Surplus Service will securely recycle devices that are no longer usable.

Guests will also enjoy complimentary hot dogs, drinks, and information tables detailing their refurbishment and redistribution processes.

Recirqt has already recycled or repurposed over 300 electronic devices, and helped distribute them to students in need.

"Our mission is personal. We are students and understand firsthand the critical role that technology plays in education and career opportunities. This understanding drives us to ensure that every student, regardless of their background, has access to the tools they need to succeed," spokesperson Amar Puranik told Patch.

Wednesday’s event will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. at 3090 Osgood Court in Fremont. For more information and to schedule future pickups, email info@recirqt.org or call 925-587-9122.

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