Our Mission
Our mission is to refurbish unwanted or unused computers and electronics and redistribute them to students from families with low socioeconomic status. We recognize that computer literacy is essential to academic and career success. All children should have equal access to computers, regardless of their socioeconomic status.Environmental Policy
In 2009, the EPA estimated*:
- 438 million electronic products were sold in the US
- Over 5 million tons of electronics were in storage in the US
- 2.37 million tons of used electronics entered end-of-life management
reachIT.org is committed to the principle of "refurbish, reuse, and recycle." Our preferred method is refurbishment of an entire computer system for reuse. If that is not feasible, component level reuse is implemented, and if neither of these methods are feasible, commodity materials reuse is employed. Not until all of the above methods are exhausted shall disposal be considered.
*EPA Report: Electronic Waste Management in the United States Through 2009