RECYCLING

IS A SCAM.

Well, the way it's been sold to us is.

Put your old tech in the right bin.

Feel good about doing your part.

Move on with your life.

If only it were that simple.

68 MILLION TONS of e-waste generated worldwide in 2022.

Here is where all of it actually went.

Source - The Global E-waste Monitor 2024 (62 million tonnes).

YOU RECYCLED IT. That doesn't mean it was recycled right.

Recycling itself isn't the scam.

The scam is the idea that putting something into a recycling stream means the job is done.

It doesn't. What happens next matters just as much as where you put it.

HOMEBOY ELECTRONICS RECYCLING

R2 CERTIFIED · SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

Better outcomes for old tech. Better opportunities for people.

Calling out a broken system is easy. Showing you a better one takes work.

That's why Nimble partners with Homeboy Electronics Recycling — an R2 Certified electronics recycler and social enterprise that gives old tech a more responsible next step.

And every device Homeboy handles helps create quality jobs for people facing systemic barriers to work.

Here is what actually happens to your device.

What happens to your old tech?

Old electronics arrive at Homeboy facility.

Devices and components are evaluated and separated.

Working electronics may be refurbished or remarketed. Devices that have reached the end of their useful life are taken apart for recycling.

Your data doesn't get a second life. Every drive logged, wiped and physically destroyed.

Some devices get another one. Tested, wiped and listed for a second owner.

Metals, plastics and other recoverable materials are separated for their next use.

Not everything can be recovered. Materials that can't be reused or recycled are sent through the appropriate downstream process.

Major Account Representative. Everything that comes through the door, and where it goes next.

Electronics Recycling Technician. What a drive goes through before it is allowed to leave.

Resell Manager. Tested, wiped and listed for a second owner.

Intake Lead. What happens the moment a Nimble recycling bag lands at the dock, and where it goes from there.

NO FAIRY TALES. Just responsible recycling.

We won't tell you every piece of every product magically becomes something new. It doesn't.

Responsible recycling means recovering what can be recovered, properly handling what can't, and being honest about the difference.

BUY BETTER TECH. Recycle the old stuff today.

We can't fix the recycling system. But when you buy a qualifying Nimble product, we can get up to 1 lb of your old electronics to people who handle it properly.

No wishful thinking. No disappearing act. Just a better next step.