Kia ora · Welcome

Old tech, given a second life.

Since 2004, the ERA network has turned retired technology into opportunity across five continents, now in Aotearoa New Zealand. Secure IT asset disposition, data destruction and technology donations that create measurable community value.

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Ā mātou ratonga·What we do

One responsible path for every device.

From a single laptop to a nationwide workplace refresh, we manage the full journey with security, transparency and reuse built in.

Computer drives in a secure data-wiping rack

01 IT asset disposition Pickup, inventory, tracking and reporting.

Secure racks used for computer drive processing

02 Data destruction Certified wiping and physical destruction.

A technician loading electronic components into an industrial shredder

03 Electronics recycling Responsible recovery for equipment beyond reuse.

A student holding a refurbished ERA laptop and a drawing about technology reuse

04 Technology donations Refurbished devices placed where they can create opportunity.

Workers in safety vests sorting collected equipment in an ERA network processing facility

Inside the workshop

Every device here is on its way to a second life.

Collected, data-wiped, tested and refurbished. The same careful process at every ERA facility across the network.

A clear chain of custody

From your storeroom to its next chapter.

Every device follows a documented, reuse-first process. You know what was collected, how the data was handled and where the value went.

Explore our process

01
Collect
Flexible pickup, event and mail-back options.
02
Protect
Secure handling and certified data destruction.
03
Recover
Test, repair and prepare working equipment for reuse.
04
Return value
Donate viable devices and responsibly recycle the rest.

An ERA network processing facility with collected technology organised for assessment — ERA network processing facility

Students using refurbished ERA laptops in a classroom — Brooke Valley School Foundation, near Perth, Ontario · ERA network donation

More than recycling

Technology becomes opportunity.

A working device should keep working. Our reuse-first model gives retired technology a second life while helping schools, charities and community organisations do more.

11,400+devices donated across the network since 2018

500+schools, charities and not-for-profits supported since 2004

See where technology goes

~98%

of New Zealand’s e-waste is estimated to end up in landfill or be disposed of improperly.

Ministry for the Environment estimate

Kaitiakitanga·Guardianship

Reuse is the most useful form of recycling.

New Zealand produces an estimated 80,000–100,000 tonnes of e-waste every year, according to New Zealand’s Ministry for the Environment. Keeping capable equipment in use preserves more of its value and prevents waste before it starts.

Our environmental impact

Now in Aotearoa

Local service. Global experience.

An Auckland facility for secure processing and refurbishment, pickup coverage in Wellington and Christchurch, and a free NZ Post mail-back programme reaching every corner of the country.

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Illustration of a technology reuse team moving a cage of laptops — Illustration of ERA’s Auckland service operation

Stories from the network

See the second life.

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Students receiving refurbished laptops through an ERA network partner in Chile

Education · ChileTechnology that opens a classroom to the world.

Community members receiving technology through an ERA network donation in Madagascar

Community · MadagascarA second life, half a world away.

Collected electronics being moved at an ERA community recycling event

Community eventsBring responsible recycling to your neighbourhood.

Organised rows of refurbished computers and equipment inside an ERA network facility

Ready when you are

Give your technology a useful next chapter.

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