Circular Economy Month: Electronics and E-Waste Collection Drive

This month, TMU faculty and staff are asked to be conscious of the choices they make and to consider mindful consumption and the responsible use and disposal of assets and resources. 

To promote reuse and redistribution and give usable materials a second life, departments are invited to bring their unneeded TMU-owned computer and electronics for redistribution within the institution or their e-waste for proper recycling and environmentally-conscious disposal. 

The Sustainability Office and the Future of Work is accepting non–data-storing computer equipment on October 18 and 24, 2023, at the Victoria Building, room VIC-403 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Important: At this time, we are only collecting TMU-owned electronics — not personal technology.

Retired electronics that are functional but no longer compatible with university infrastructure or that cannot be rehomed internally may be redirected to other public sector institutions, the TMU Free Store or community programs to find a second life where they are needed.

Contact the Future of Work’s Narish Maraj at narishdath.maraj@torontomu.ca for support with bulk donations.

Computer peripherals and accessories we can accept

• Computer monitors
• Keyboard and mouse peripherals
• Docking stations and port adapters
• Printers and scanners
• Microphones, speakers and webcams
• Projectors

Devices we cannot accept

• Computer towers, laptops or hard drives
• Mobile devices such as cellphones and tablets
• Programmable telephones such as our CISCO telephones
• External hard drives or digital memory storage devices
• Cameras or recording devices with built-in memory

By creating systems for responsible use, reuse, repurposing and recycling of our institutional resources, TMU is positioned to lead by example as contributors to a more sustainable, circular model of production, use and replenishment.