Wimborne’s DonateIT hub is up and running at Allendale House. You can now drop off unwanted domestic IT kit, such as PCs, laptops, mobile phones and cables at Allendale House, home to East Dorset Heritage Trust (EDHT). You can drop off the kit Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm at Allendale House (https://www.edht.org.uk/).
DonateIT is a charity dedicated to refurbishing or recycling electrical items. Refurbished items are either sold or donated to charities. Wimborne’s Food Bank, for example, has benefited from a refurbished laptop. Any data on theIT kit are wiped clean. You can see what you can and cannot bring to Allendale House on the DonateIT website: https://donateit.co.uk/.
Previously DonateIT ran two collections a year in association with the Minster Environment Group, one of the Planet Wimborne affiliated community groups. These proved to be extremely popular. At the Spring Green Tech amnesty held recently, 136 devices weighing 266kg were donated.
Simon Barfoot, Trustee at DonateIT said, “This is great news as we have been looking for a drop off hub in Wimborne for some time. We know there is a great demand for our service and having somewhere to drop off items during the week is a major step forward.”
Sarah Evans, Manager at EDHT said, “We are delighted to become Wimborne’s DonateIT hub and look forward to seeing folk bring along their unwanted IT kit to us. We know these are going to a good home for reuse or recycling. We would just ask people to check what they can and cannot bring first by going to the DonateIT website”.
Linda Bunting, Chair of Planet Wimborne said, “We are so grateful to Sarah and the team at EDHT for agreeing to become the DonateIT hub in the town. We have worked with Simon for many years and know DonateIt provides an excellent and vital role in finding new homes for redundant IT kit. You can also find refurbished IT kit to buy on the BlackmoreIT website (https://www.blackmoreit.com/)”.