Washington Apple Pi Computer Reclamation Project

The Reclamation Project of Washington Apple Pi has worked since 1993 to return your unused Apple and Macintosh computer assets to the metro-Washington community. Donated computers refurbished by a group of member volunteers are then places in schools, daycare centers, group homes and with families who could not otherwise afford a computer.

Volunteers run the program, refurbish and set up the final delivery of the machines. While Washington Apple Pi is not a charitable organization under guidelines established by the IRS, a donation letter is available through the affiliations of our volunteers with other nonprofit organizations.

If you would like to make a donation, please send e-mail to reclamation@wap.org or call 301-984-0300 and leave a message specifying what you would like to donate. A volunteer will return your call. Please do not bring any software or hardware to the Pi office without contacting us first as the office is not regularly staffed, and items left outside will be discarded.

Examples of equipment that is accepted into the program:

If you have equipment that does not qualify, and live in Montgomery County, Maryland, please consider the Montgomery County Computer Recycling project. Check with the solid waste disposal agency in your jurisdiction for information on their disposal program.

If you are disposing of a PC computer that runs on the Windows operating system, Capitol PC User Group, one of the nation's leading "Wintel" groups, operates the recycling program for you.  It is called Project Reboot, obviously for Windows/MS-DOS/Intel machines.

If you prefer to donate your equipment to a national organization, Apple Computer's Web site officially endorses the Metech International recycling program. Apple also has a free take back program for U.S. customers who purchase a new Macintosh or iPod through Apple retail stores or the Apple online store.