A new partnership will give residents across Lackawanna County and beyond a place to part ways with their electronic waste.
SCRANTON, Pa. — Do you have an old TV or tablet that you just can’t get rid of? Now, there’s a place you can.
A new partnership between Goodwill Industries of NEPA and Reworld Electronics Recycling will now allow you to donate used, problem, or outdated electronic devices so that they can be repurposed or responsibly recycled.
“It’s generational impact. It’s not going to affect just what we’re doing today. It is a positive impact on the environment,” said Kate Jones, Goodwill Industries of NEPA President and CEO.
With an 11-county footprint, a buildup of donated and dumped electronics has been a problem for the nonprofit.
But now, thanks to state funding, Reworld is able to e-cycle the unwanted goods free of charge.
“Goodwill will take any kind of electronics that they’ll try to, they’ll see if they’re eligible to be resold and reused. Anything that’s the end of life will come to us,” said Gordon Burgoyne, Reworld Business Manager.
In Scranton, Recycling and Safety Coordinator Chris McClatchy says the city has partnered with Reworld for over a year.
Before that, the cost to get rid of electronics fell on residents.
“Before that, residents used to have to pay, and we, we weren’t able to host as many events. Uh, since partnering with ReWorld, we’ve recycled 8.1 tons of electronics at two events,” said McClatchy.
With several Goodwill locations in and around Scranton, McClatchy feels this partnership will help ease the stress on city resources. “I always say that we make it very easy to bring things into the house. We make it very convenient to buy things and then not convenient at all to properly recycle.”
Keeping Scranton and surrounding areas clean of cluttered electronics.