IT asset disposal and tech services for businesses
Free, secure IT asset disposal with real social impact. We collect your old equipment, wipe it to recognised standards and refurbish it for people facing digital exclusion in Scotland. You get data wipe certificates and waste transfer notes, at no cost.
- Completely free, including collection
- Data wiped to IEEE 2883-2022 and NIST 800-88
- Free data wipe certificates and waste transfer notes
- ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials certified
- Around 80% of equipment repaired and reused
Free social IT asset disposal
Edinburgh Remakery is a social ITAD (sITAD) provider. Like any ITAD provider, we securely dispose of your unwanted computers, laptops, phones and tablets. The difference is what happens next.
We repair and refurbish around 80% of the equipment we receive, and a large share of it is gifted to disadvantaged groups across Scotland. The rest is sold at affordable prices to fund our work, and nothing that could be reused goes to landfill.
What we accept
Computers, laptops, phones, tablets, servers, networking equipment, monitors and printers.
How it works
Contact us
Use the enquiry form or email hello@edinburghremakery.org.uk with details of the equipment. We'll reply within 48 hours.
Evaluation
Our technicians assess what can be repaired, refurbished, reused or responsibly recycled.
Collection or drop-off
We collect at a time that suits you, or you drop off at 13A Newkirkgate Centre, EH6 6AD. You can also courier devices at your own cost, if they're already wiped and BIOS-unlocked.
Data wipe
Every device is wiped to IEEE 2883-2022 and NIST 800-88 standards. You receive a Secure Data Wipe Certificate and Waste Transfer Note for all equipment.
Reuse
Refurbished equipment is gifted to people facing digital exclusion, or sold in our shop. Anything else is recycled responsibly.
Impact report
We show you how your equipment was processed and used in the community, including tonnage diverted from landfill where possible.
All devices must be BIOS-unlocked and removed from any remote management (MDM) platform. Devices that aren't will be charged at £25 each, so check with your IT team first.
Secure data destruction
We use a combination of the IEEE 2883-2022 and NIST 800-88 standards, which use cryptographic erasure so all previously stored data is destroyed and can't be recovered.
Every device is covered by a Secure Data Wipe Certificate, provided free, so you have a clear record for GDPR and internal audit.
Any hard drive that can't be wiped is destroyed.
Where your equipment goes
Through our Tech Gifting Programme, your old IT supports families in digital poverty, refugees and asylum seekers, school children and jobseekers, and community groups and charities.
Organisations who already trust us
From the Scottish Government to local SMEs.
Corporate and public sector
- Scottish Government
- Scottish Parliament
- Baillie Gifford
- CAE Technology
- Softcat
- People's Postcode Lottery
- RedRock Renewables
- Cirrus Logic
Education, charities and SMEs
- University of Edinburgh
- Heriot-Watt University
- Disability Information Scotland
- Greener Kirkcaldy
- Mercat Tours
Book a free collection
Tell us what you've got and we'll reply within 48 hours. Prefer to talk? Call 07708 477136 or email hello@edinburghremakery.org.uk.
IT disposal enquiry
All fields help us plan the collection.
Tech Donation Box sponsorship
Our Tech Donation Boxes make it easy for people to drop off old laptops, phones and cameras so they can be repaired and reused. Hosting or sponsoring a box is a visible way to act on your ESG goals and encourage staff and visitors to reuse rather than bin their tech.
To host or sponsor a box, email asrar.qazi@edinburghremakery.org.uk. If you're donating your own device, donating your own tech is the place to start.
Corporate events and team building
Our space at 13A Newkirkgate Shopping Centre, Edinburgh is the ideal setting for team meetings, workshops, training sessions and corporate events. Whether you're planning a strategy day, a team-building session or a community-focused event, it's a venue that reflects your organisation's commitment to sustainability and social impact.
Activities range from tech teardowns and e-waste segregation to paper craft and textile workshops.
Email hello@edinburghremakery.org.uk and a member of our team will get back to you within 3 working days.
Make your next event meaningful: choose a space that supports people, planet and purpose.
Refurbished tech for your team
We supply refurbished desktops and laptops to businesses, from a single machine to a hundred. Every device comes with a warranty of up to one year and ongoing tech support, at a fraction of the cost of new. Many come through our own sITAD service, so your old kit and your new kit can come from the same place.
Business consultancy
Book a one-to-one session with our CEO, Elaine Brown, on setting up and running a social enterprise, building circular economy practices into your operations, or designing repair and reuse services. Email hello@edinburghremakery.org.uk for a tailored quote.
