For Individuals
An ARPE-Québec drop-off point near you.
You can confidently drop off your equipment at a drop-off point listed on the Recycler mes électroniques website.
For a Better, More Engaged, Responsible, and Humane World, Where Everyone Can Take Their Place.
We collect computer equipment you no longer use, such as computers, tablets, smartphones, screens, etc. Our service is professional, secure for your data, free, local, eco-friendly, and certified. Insertech is an NRRPE certified refurbisher by the BQR (Bureau de qualification des recycleurs) and recognized by the ARPE-Québec program. We guarantee maximum reuse of your devices and ecological recycling of waste with a certified recycling partner.
For Businesses
Donation of Computers / Cellphones
When you donate reusable devices, you support our mission of youth employment integration, fight against obsolescence, and allow the community to have affordable and more environmentally friendly devices. Who benefits? Many people in the community: families, students, seniors, disadvantaged individuals, as well as organizations and small businesses.
Purchase of IT Equipment / Cellphone Fleets
If donation is not possible for your company, we can purchase your devices from a certain level (contact us for details).
Advantages of Entrusting Your Equipment to Us
Rigorous
- NRRPE 2016 certified refurbisher by the BQR (Bureau de qualification des recycleurs)
- Recognized refurbisher by the ARPE-Québec program
- ISO 14001: 2015 Certification
- Material traceability and detailed reports
Secure
- Data erasure using the “Secure Erase” method (NIST800-88), recognized by the RCMP
- Physical destruction of non-reusable hard drives on-site
- Secure premises
- Annual audits
Responsible
- Maximum local reuse of equipment
- Local recycling of waste with a recycling partner recognized by ARPE-Québec
- Support for socio-professional integration of young adults and newcomers
- Affordable access to quality devices for seniors, families, and nonprofits
Free
- Free pickup in Greater Montreal (for companies with a partnership with Insertech or donations of at least 15 computers with at least i5 4th generation processors)
- Disposal of electronic waste in certified recycling channels
- Certificate of erasure/destruction of hard drives
- Sustainable development report: reuse/recycling statistics, social/environmental indicators
Tax Receipt
- Insertech can provide an official donation receipt for income tax purposes to businesses donating computer equipment.
Rigorous
- Other Security Modalities Possible According to Your Needs
- Purchase of IT equipment possible
- Discounts and special offers for your employees:
- Permanent discounts in-store
- Exclusive offers, first choice on the equipment you donate
- Special activities
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR TAX RECEIPTS
Insertech can provide an official donation receipt for income tax purposes at the request of the donating company if it is eligible and if its equipment meets the following eligibility criteria:
- Condition: Equipment must be complete and functional after verification by our technicians.
- PC Computers: 4th generation i5 processor or more powerful.
- Laptops: 4th generation i5 processor or more powerful.
- E-readers.
- Digital tablets: 7″ and larger.
- LCD screens: Grade A, 19″ and larger.
The fair market value of each item is determined based on:
- The above eligibility criteria in effect at the time of donation.
- The condition of the equipment.
- The configuration.
- Additions made by Insertech.
- Insertech’s price list in effect at the time of donation.
Accepted Equipment
We refurbish the following devices to resell at low prices to our customers or use in community projects:
- Desktop computers, with i5 processors (4th gen.) or more powerful
- Laptops, with i5 processors (4th gen.) or more powerful
- Digital tablets
- Smartphones
- Liquid crystal displays (flat screens)
- Anything that cannot be refurbished is ecologically and locally recycled with a certified partner.
We accept the following devices, if they come with reusable materials:
- Servers
- Cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors
- Printers
- Keyboards, mice, speakers, various cables
- UPS, rechargeable or non-rechargeable batteries
- Scanners
- Fax machines
- Basic cellphones (not smartphones)
- Networking devices: switches, routers, hubs…
- Phones and telephone systems
- TV decoders, TV converters
- Media: CDs, DVDs, floppy disks, cassettes
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