AZ StRUT

Help launch Arizona’s Recycling & Refurbished Electronics specialty plate. Every dollar recycles used technology into refurbished devices for students — and you’ll drive away with Supporter Swag.

Make your donation today by visiting https://azstrut.org/specialty-plate

Old technology can still create new opportunities. 💻♻️

The Epoch Times recently visited Arizona StRUT to see how donated electronics are transformed into working computers, hands-on learning experiences, workforce training, and reliable internet access for communities across Arizona.

The article highlights an impact we are proud to share: 6,596 computers refurbished and distributed, more than $430,000 in equipment returned to the community, and 1.14 million pounds of electronic waste diverted from landfills in our latest reported period.

Every donated laptop, desktop, cable, and piece of equipment has the potential to serve a new purpose - whether it is refurbished, used for parts, or responsibly recycled.

Read the full story: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/discarded-tech-finds-a-purpose-6038043?welcomeuser=1

Discarded Tech Finds a Purpose Arizona StRUT gives old computers new life—turning e-waste into tools for education, workforce training, and internet access.

Great start to another year at the annual Backpack Buddies back-to-school event!

Beyond the booth, we’re hosting several Techie Experiences — hands-on sessions where students crack open real hardware, learn how the pieces fit together, and see that tech isn’t a black box. And we’re sending more than 60 laptops home with students who need them.

Every device we hand out started as something headed for a landfill. Reuse, refurbish, recycle — and learn. That’s the whole loop, and days like this are where it pays off.

🚗 Help put AZ StRUT on Arizona roads!

We're raising funds to launch the Recycling & Refurbished Electronics specialty license plate. Arizona law requires a $32,000 implementation fee before ADOT can issue it — your donation helps us reach that goal without pulling from the programs that get refurbished technology into students' hands.

🎁 Every donation comes with AZ StRUT swag and entries to win one of 5 refurbished laptops or desktops, from Bronze ($25) to Corporate ($1,000+).

👀 The plate design reveal is coming soon. Be part of the launch: https://azstrut.org/specialty-plate

📱 The AZ StRUT app is officially here — free on iPhone and Android!

For 25+ years you've dropped off your old electronics and we've turned them into computers for Arizona students. Now the whole experience fits in your pocket:

♻️ Find a drop-off near you — every location across the Valley with live hours, directions, and exactly what we accept

🙋 Volunteer from your phone — apply in the app, clock in with a tap, track your hours, and watch the impact you're making

🎟️ Your badge, in your wallet — carry your volunteer ID in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet and earn store credit for the hours you give

🎬 Jared's Fun Finds — the coolest and weirdest tech that rolls through our warehouse, delivered straight to your phone

Every download makes it a little easier to give tech a second life — and give a student a brighter future.

⬇️ Get it today at https://azstrut.org/app

Excited to be at the conference in Tucson, Helping teachers across the state! If you’re a teacher in Tucson, come visit our booth before it’s too late.

☀️ School's Out, Impact's In! ☀️

Classrooms may be winding down, but AZ StRUT is just getting started this summer! Our May newsletter is here, and it's packed with community impact:

🙌 One year next door to Treasures 4 Teachers — and our shared campus has become a hub for sustainability and education
👋 Meet Jack, our ASU-grad volunteer giving old laptops new life
🔧 35 students got hands-on at our Tech Tear Apart with HeatSync Labs
💻 10 Chromebooks distributed to the International Human Rights & Legal Help Center
🎓 A shoutout to our top high school partners learning real tech skills

Old tech isn't junk — it's a choice. ♻️ This summer, help us put technology into the hands of learners and keep electronics out of Arizona landfills.

📖 Read the full newsletter: https://azstrut.org/blog/2026/05/31/may-2026-newsletter-schools-out-impacts-in/

May 2026 Newsletter – School’s Out, Impact’s In ☀️ School's Out, Impact's In — May 2026 As classrooms wrap up for the year, AZ StRUT is just getting started! From expanding access to technology and hands-on learning opportunities to keeping electronics out of Arizona landfills, summer is shaping up

A huge thank you to Delta Dental of Arizona for volunteering with AZ StRUT! 💙♻️

Your team’s support helps us transform donated technology into opportunities for students, schools, nonprofits, and families across Arizona. We appreciate your commitment to community service and sustainability, and we’re grateful to have had you with us.

Together, we’re making a difference—one device at a time. 💻✨

🌎 Earth Month was a big one for AZ StRUT!

This April, our community showed up in a major way. Here's a look at what we were up to:

♻️ Desert Garden Church of Christ collected 14,067 lbs of e-waste over two days with nearly 400 volunteers

⚙️ Our Chandler Mall Earth Day event brought in 5,629 lbs — plus a Refurbish-a-Thon that restored 67 Chromebooks

🗑️ A new e-waste drop-off bin is now live at Mesa Community College's library

💻 We provided 11 workstations for the new Walter Hive Digital Lab ribbon cutting in Scottsdale

🔧 We hosted our first-ever Hardware Techie Experience with St. Vincent de Paul

🤝 A huge thank you to NXP for volunteering AND awarding us a $3,000 grant

👋 Shoutout to our intern Jessica, who came in with zero tech experience and leaves with skills — and a plan to keep volunteering.

Old tech doesn't have to become trash. Donate yours, volunteer with us, or make a gift to keep the cycle going. 🌱

April 2026 Newsletter – Earth Month in Action Earth Month in Action — April 2026 April was Earth Month, and AZ StRUT showed up across Arizona in a big way. From a record-breaking e-waste collection to a new campus drop-off partnership, a digital lab ribbon cutting, hands-on community