Triangle Ecycling

Triangle Ecycling is a computer repair and electronics recycling business in Durham, NC. It collects, refurbishes and recycles computers and other electronics, serving individuals, organizations and businesses large and small, including Fortune 100 companies. Retired laptops and desktops, both Apple and Windows, along with servers, switches, scientific testing equipment and computer peripherals are refurbished through a free internship program that prepares high school students for jobs in information technology. The business holds a rating of 5.00. Since 2011, Triangle Ecycling has operated as a triple bottom line business, picking up corporate computers anywhere in the US and repurposing them to support education, give back to the community and protect the environment. Working with Durham and Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School administrators and teachers, it has trained over 200 high school students, who spend an entire semester refurbishing computers and learning about the environmental and humanitarian issues surrounding ewaste, sustainable business models and private enterprise. Refurbished computers are donated to local nonprofits and families in need, and every Durham Public Schools Student of the Month receives a free laptop. More than 5,000 computers have been donated. Computers and other electronic recyclables are also sold locally and online at below market prices to promote digital equity and support the educational and giving programs. Self-recycling drop-off runs 9:30 to 5 on weekdays with no appointment needed, and corporate pickups are available nationwide. The shop occupies the old Pepsi plant. The business sits on Western Bypass, about 0.1 miles from Sandy Creek and 0.2 miles from both Lerner School and the Durham JCC. Cornwallis Road Park is 0.4 miles away, Montessori Children's House of Durham is 0.5 miles away, and Duke University Golf Club is 0.6 miles away. Triangle Ecycling is self supporting and does not rely on gifts or grants, and customers have rated it 5.00. In Durham, it pairs computer repair and recycling with a tech education mission that turns retired equipment into laptops for local students.