Goodwill & Reworld announces NEPA's first free E-Waste program

E-waste Recycling | 2026-07-16 05:15:57 | By Paul Ploumis

Instead of letting those old computers, cameras, tablets, and more sit around to collect more dust, this new free e-waste program from Goodwill and Reworlds allows for 11 counties in the Northeastern part of the commonwealth to properly recycle their old technology for no cost.

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): A new program from Goodwill Industries of NEPA and Reworld is making it easier than ever for folks across northeastern Pennsylvania to dispose of their old electronic devices both for free and responsibly.

“We don’t have to worry about components rusting, eventually getting into the water table, so it’s a big win for everyone,' Kate Dempsey Jones, President & CEO of Goodwill Industries of NEPA, said.

All you have to do is drop off those devices at any of the Goodwill locations in Northeastern PA, and then that’s where Gordon Burgoyne and his team at Reworld come into play.

“We will take those electronics and responsibly recycle them according to our industry-best international recycling standards,' Burgoyne, Electronic Recycling Business Manager at Reworld, said.

According to the World Health Organization, Electronic Waste is one of the fastest-growing solid waste streams in the world.

This results in the improper recycling of electronic devices being a huge threat to the health and safety of the public.

'Once you start processing electronics, you can liberate materials that could be hazardous,' Burgoyne said.

However, a lot of these devices contain valuable and finite resources, so if they’re recycled properly at one of these Goodwill locations, they can not only be kept out of the landfills, but they can also be reused.

“It’s important to make sure that those materials get recycled properly so they don’t damage people or the environment,' Burgoyne said.

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