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Recap of 2018

By electronic recycling association December 27, 2018

In 2018, we donated to over 200 organizations Canada wide. Many of the charitable organizations we donated to were a mixture of indigenous communities, care facilities, schools, charitable organizations and much more. This would not have been made possible without the help of our generous donors. Here is a recap of 2018 and what we have achieved over the last year.

Top Donations of 2018

·         Over 100 Phones Help Those with Vision Loss Thrive

On Friday the 21st of September 2018, we were invited to the CNIB foundations Phone It Forward campaign launch in Calgary. This turned out to be a fantastic launch where we donated over 100 phones to kick off this awesome partnership. This campaign gives Canadians a unique opportunity to donate their old phones, receive a tax receipt, and empower people who are blind in the process. Smartphones make a tremendous impact on the lives of people who are blind. Read more here.

·         Shell Canada Connects ERA with Easter Seals

On Wednesday September 19th, ERA and Shell Canada teamed up once again to donate 19 laptops, 3 desktops, and 36 monitors to Easter Seals in Alberta. Easter Seals provide services that foster inclusion, independence and recreation for individuals with disabilities and medical conditions. They are a registered charity that has served Albertan’s since 1951. Albertans connect with them for direct services, programs, advocacy and public education. Read more here.

·         Up to 50 refurbished laptops to be donated to Alberta’s Promise Partners

The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) will be donating up to 50 refurbished laptops to various Alberta’s Promise Partners.  The donation will be held in Calgary on October 15th.  October 15th– 21st is Waste Reduction Week and the theme for the 15th is the Circular Economy, which fits perfectly with ERA’s donation! Read more here.

·         Giving Printers for Giving Tuesday a New Lease on Life

The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) is pleased to announce their partnership with PrinterWorks West. PrinterWorks West is a Calgary and Edmonton based printing service offering top service, sales and solution certifications. PrinterWorks West is the leader in Managed Print Services (MPS) in Alberta, offering workflow and hardware solutions from manufacturers like Canon and HP. This partnership is one of many that ERA has developed over 2018 and will be an extremely promising partnership for years to come, helping organizations with top of the line printers. Read more here.

·         Proud Canadian Non-profit donates $180,000 Worth of Technology Canada wide

The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) announces a donation of over 500 laptops, computers, printers and cell phones to individuals in need this GivingTuesday. Every year this non-profit aims to donate more equipment than the last.  This year they have succeeded with their donations totalling to 547 devices, a 50% increase from 2017. GivingTuesday is a global movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Black Friday. ERA is proud to be part of this initiative and aims to connect businesses and organizations within the community through their donation activities. Read more here.

Programs of 2018

·         Volunteer your company at ERA

Are you a Business Awareness Ambassador (BAAS)? Do you have the skills required? Does your company want to help organizations receive donated laptops and/or computers? We are reaching out to companies who are willing to volunteer at ERA!  It’s simple, all you need to do is spread the word about us and reach out to companies who want to donate to a worthy cause! Read more here.

·         Educating the future of tomorrow at MacNeill’s Secondary School

The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) had the pleasure of visiting MacNeill Secondary school to educate their students on ERA and the importance of reusing electronics. Our directors in Vancouver travelled out to the school to present in front of a class of eager students. We brought our Parts to PC program mobile and had one of our reps open a computer, explain each function and how they contribute to the device operating. Read more here.

·         Day of Donations Campaign

Are you a company looking to give back within your community? Do you have unwanted or used equipment you no longer need or want? Starting the month of July ERA will be implementing our Day of Donations campaign. This means that once a month we will be donating to several organizations from our waiting list on one particular day in one city on a monthly basis! Read more here.

·         Donate your smartphone. Change the life of someone who’s blind.

ERA is really excited to share an amazing new program from the CNIB Foundation called Phone It Forward. It encourages individuals and organizations to donate their old smartphone to help people with sight loss who need them and get a tax receipt for the value of their phone. Read more here.

·         Parts to PC Goes Mobile

ERA has decided to make this workshop even more accessible for the children of Alberta. You may ask, how does this work? Well, it’s simple! We will come to your location with the appropriate equipment in order to hold this event. Read more here.

·         Strathmore Municipal Library Holds a Parts to PC Workshop

ERA is teaming up with the Strathmore Municipal Library to educate the children of Strathmore on how to assemble and dismantle the hardware of a computer and laptop. If your child is interested in IT, this workshop is a great way to develop their computer skills. This is a free workshop that ERA holds once a month throughout the year to empower the future of tomorrow. Read more here.

ERA teams up with respected members of the community

·         MLA David Shepherd Helps Donate Refurbished Electronics

The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA), along with Edmonton Centre’s MLA David Shepherd, will be presenting iHuman and E4C with donated IT equipment to support their programs. Read more here.

·         Working with MLA Kathleen Ganley to Donate 28 Laptops

ERA donates them to organizations in need, just like we did today to The Mustard Seed and to Transitions to Communities. We had the profound pleasure of presenting these devices with the help of MLA Kathleen Ganley whose riding is Calgary-Buffalo area. Read more here.

·         Lethbridge MLA Donates Refurbished Devices

We were delighted to team up with MLA Shannon Phillips to donate this laptop and printer to the Lethbridge Girls Rock Camp. This will be used to assist their coordinators, interns and volunteers with day to day tasks throughout the season. Read more here.

·         ERA Working with MLA’s to give back to the Airdrie Community

ERA teamed up with MLA Angela Pitt in Airdrie to donate 3 computers, 9 laptops, 8 monitors and 2 projectors to Kings Court Church. These devices will be used for the church and its communities benefit. We met up with Pastor Biyi and spoke with him about this donation and its impact. Read more here.

·         ERA taking Edmonton by storm with the help of MLA Marlin Schmidt

The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) is excited to announce they will be holding their monthly program, Day of Donations, in Edmonton. This will be the third month this program has been in place. This time there will be a donation to the Al Mustafa Academy. MLA Marlin Schmidt will be accompanying ERA on their outing to this school to donate 30 laptops. Read more here.

·         Spenser’s Heart Foundation Receives two Computers

MPP Jones partnered with ERA to hand deliver this donation. She stated, “I was very pleased to learn that a non-profit organization in Dufferin is the recipient of this generous donation. What a wonderful way to give computers a second purpose. I am certain that Spenser’s Heart will put their donated computers to good use.” Read more here.

Partners that stood out in 2018

·         ERA and Hi Tech Recyclers Proud Partners for over Five Years

ERA work with Alberta Recycling (ARMA) certified recycler, Hi Tech Recyclers creating a more sustainable environment. Both parties have one goal and that goal is to ensure that electronic waste is properly taken care of through processes put in place by them directly. Read more here.

·         ERA and Greentec, partners for over two years to create a more sustainable environment

The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) continues to work with an e-waste recycling solutions company to reduce unnecessary electronic waste in Ontario. Since 2016, ERA has prevented toxic materials from entering the environment by recycling them through Greentec, an industry leader in safe and responsible e-waste recycling, ensuring they are properly processed. Read more here.

Top blogs of 2018

·         Questions to Ask Yourself When Disposing of Your Electronic

·         Do you know what hazardous chemicals you’re throwing out when disposing of your old phone?

·         A Circular Economy

·         What is Electronic Recycling?

·         The Process of Electronic Recycling

·         5 Reasons Why You Need to Care About Electronic Recycling

·         We are looking for your partnership!

·         ERA’s Largest GivingTuesday Donation to Date

Donation Videos of 2018

Hot News of 2018

·         ERA opens offices in the US in 2019

The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) is proud to announce a major milestone for January 2019, when they will be branching out to the US market under the name Electronic Reusing Association. ERA will be located in Seattle and San Jose with opportunities to expand even further over the next few years. Currently, this Non-Profit Organization has operated throughout the last 14 years in Canada (Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Montreal, Winnipeg and Toronto) so it is no shock that they are expanding this incredible service to the US. Read more here.

·         Advisory Board Nomination Application for 2019

We are looking for candidates who are passionate about the non-profit, environmental and/or technology sectors and who are looking for ways to impact positive change. Working as a committee, the Advisory Board provides recommendations to further ERA’s primary goal of increasing public uptake of reuse and recycling practices for electronic equipment. Read more here.

·         Montreal Opens

In light of the Electronic Recycling Association’s (ERA) grand opening, they are appealing to businesses who are looking to dispose of their unwanted electronics. At this time the ERA has a limited amount of electronics to donate to charitable organizations within Montreal.  They will be reaching out to businesses, organizations and individuals who may be able to help fulfill some donations throughout Quebec. Read more here.

New Pickup Services of 2018

·         We Pickup Your Gaylord Boxes for FREE

·         We Pickup Your Pallets for FREE

Community Events and Fraud Prevention Month

·         The City of Warman’s Community Cleanup

·         SouthCentre Mall collection event

·         SHREDDING HARD DRIVES SECURELY AT CROSSIRON MILLS FRAUD PREVENTION MALL EVENT

·         Abbotsford Police

·         Oxford Properties team up with ERA to Celebrate Earth Month

·         Shreds Medicine Hat police

·         North Park schools electronic recycling drive

·         Strathcona Christie Aspen Community Association Recycle day

·         18th Calgary Scout Group Host a Community Cleanup

·         SAIT Students Reuse Their Unwanted Electronics

·         Hawkwood community cleanup

·         Blueridge Community Cleanup

·         Millican Ogden Community Cleanup

·         ERA to Exhibit at Scouts Canada’s 2018 Scouters Conference

ERA’s Annual Golf Tournament

With 2018, brought another successful Golf Tournament. This was held at the Inglewood Golf and Curling Club for the third year in a row. We would like to thank the course and our attendees for making this day possible. We hope to see you at our 2019 Golf Tournament in August.

12 Donations of Christmas

1.       The First Donation of Christmas – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Association

2.       The Second Donation of Christmas – Grow Calgary

3.       The Third Donation of Christmas – Lougheed House

4.       The Fourth Donation of Christmas – Concrete Theatre

5.       The Fifth Donation of Christmas – Castlegar Mental Health and Addiction Club

6.       The Sixth Donation of Christmas – Independent Counselling Enterprises

7.       The Seventh Donation of Christmas – Norfolk Housing

8.       The Eighth Donation of Christmas – Rycroft Library

9.       The Ninth Donation of Christmas – Rock Camp for Girls

10.    The Tenth Donation of Christmas – Okanagan College

11.   The Eleventh Donation of Christmas – BC Children’s Hospital

12.   The Twelfth Donation of Christmas – Footprints Dance Project Society

Totals for 2018

Pickups – 8,859

Donations – 1,500

Organizations – 200

Recycled – 6,137 Tonnes

The ERA would like to wish you all a happy new year filled with new hope, new joy, and new beginnings!

Thank you all for another amazing year and we look forward to working with you in 2019!

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