Computers for Africa

Computers for Africa operates as an electronics recycling drop-off in Omaha, NE, listed in eCycling Central's directory of Nebraska recycling locations.

Services offered

Donation Program Refurbishment

What it costs

Most consumer drop-offs are free for typical household quantities, with possible fees on CRT TVs, large appliances, and commercial-quantity loads. Call ahead to confirm.

What can be recovered from your e-waste

Material composition varies by device, but the typical recoverable yields look like this:

• Keyboard / mouse (850g typical) - recoverable: 0.005g gold, 0.04g silver, 35g copper, 8g aluminium
• Cables and chargers (220g typical) - recoverable: 0.0g gold, 0.01g silver, 28g copper, 4g aluminium
• Smartwatch / wearable (55g typical) - recoverable: 0.011g gold, 0.1g silver, 4.5g copper, 8g aluminium

Source: Cucchiella et al. (2015) Recycling of WEEEs; Umicore Precious Metals Recovery datasheets; UNEP Recycling From E-Waste to Resources.

Before you visit

**Drop-off prep:** sign out of all accounts on devices, run a factory reset, remove SIM cards and SD cards, and pull lithium-ion batteries from laptops and power tools where the design allows. Calling ahead saves a wasted trip - hours and accepted items shift seasonally.

Modern integrated smelters (Aurubis, Umicore, Boliden) can recover the precious metals embedded in circuit boards. Drop-off sites like this one are the first link in that recovery chain.

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Listing reviewed: April 2026 - sourced from eCycling Central's directory of US recycling locations.