If you have a laptop, PC, tablet or smartphone that you no longer use - it could be donated to someone in need

In partnership with Brighton Digital Festival, we are collecting device donations from residents and businesses to support the local community. While we can accept devices of all ages and conditions, ex-business devices that no longer meet your company's complex needs are often ideal for education or personal use.

All devices will go through Tech-Takeback's certificated data-erasure process to permanently remove all of your personal data. Devices that are suitable for reuse will be refurbished and reloaded with a new operating system before being donated to schoolchildren, families and vulnerable members of the community by our redistribution partners.

You just need to turn up during the festival times at Lighthouse and we'll take it from there!

29/10-7/11 - Lighthouse Arts, 28 Kensington Street, Brighton, BN1 4AJ 10:00-17:30

Accepted items

For items not accepted at the Tech Amnesty, please contact Tech-Takeback directly.

Laptops

Smartphones

Tablets

PCs (No monitors)

Ready to donate?

Check the tips below to make sure you don't lose important data and to increase the options for reuse of your donated tech

Transfer any data that you might want to keep
We won't be able to do this for you and definitely won't be able to get it back once the data is erased. Consider using an external hard drive or remote storage to regularly back-up your data.

Disconnect Apple devices from iCloud
This is easy to do and your device doesn’t have to be working, just follow these simple steps:

• Sign in to your account on iCloud.com/find
• Click ‘All devices’ and select the device you’re donating and click ‘Erase’
• Once this is complete, select ‘Remove from account’.
• For older devices, you may just have to click the ‘x’ to disconnect from your account.

Remove or reset your security pin/password
​On Apple devices, this can be done in a few simple steps:

• Go to ‘Settings’ and select ‘Touch ID & Passcode’ (‘Face ID & Passcode’ for more recent devices).
• Enter your passcode and select ‘Turn Passcode Off’.
  • If this option is unavailable (appears ‘greyed-out’), please select ‘Change Passcode’.
  • Enter your old passcode and set the new passcode to ‘0101’.

NOTE – we NEVER switch on or unlock your device to do anything other than erase your data.  It is a disciplinable action for our employees to do so.  The removal/change of passcode allows us to refurbish the device for reuse after the data erasure process

Don't lose your software
​Make a list of any software you might want to carry over to a new device, including license codes and login information.

Remove any loose media
​This includes things like USBs, CDs, Floppy Disks, SIM cards and memory cards. We can erase these items too, but please remove them from your device first.

​Include any charging or power cables
Charging and power cables make it easier for use to process and reuse the items you donate!