Recycle your laptop, tablet or phone at a library

You can donate laptops, tablets and phones that are less than 5 years old and in good condition by bringing them to one of these Renfrewshire libraries:

• Paisley Central Library
• Johnstone Library
• Renfrew Library
• Ferguslie Park Library.

View library addresses and opening hours.

Library staff will give all donated devices to Pachedu, our partner organisation for this recycling programme. Then, the staff at Pachedu will:

• securely wipe (factory reset) all devices
• refurbish them
• give them to people in Renfrewshire who need them.

Donating unwanted laptops, tablets and phones helps reduce waste and helps people in need.

Make sure any laptops, tablets or phones you want to donate are less than 5 years old and in good condition.

If your devices are more than 5 years old, look for another way to donate or sell your device, or you can recycle them at one of our household waste recycling centres. 

We cannot accept a device that has a swollen battery. If your device has a swollen battery or is showing signs of this, you can recycle them at one of our household waste recycling centres.

Find out how to recycle other types of small electric appliances – such as kitchen appliances, children’s toys, or power cords and plugs – at our libraries’ WEEE Banks instead.

First, fill in this online form:

Donate a laptop, tablet or phone

Then, bring your device to one of these Renfrewshire libraries and speak to the library staff at the counter:

• Paisley Central Library
• Johnstone Library
• Renfrew Library
• Ferguslie Park Library.

If you have lots of devices to donate, contact Pachedu directly – they’ll be able to arrange a collection with you:

• phone 07554 942791
• email esther.misajel@pachedu.org.

We cannot return donated devices to you once you’ve left them with our library staff for recycling.

The staff at Pachedu will securely wipe (factory reset) all devices, refurbish them, and give them to people in Renfrewshire who need them.

For more information, contact Pachedu by:

• phone 07554 942791
• email esther.misajel@pachedu.org.

Library staff in the 4 participating libraries will also be able to help.