RECYCLING INITIATIVES
Do you have a piece of assistive technology that is not being used, such as a manual or power wheelchair, bath tub bench, shower chair, hospital bed, walker, or any other devices that might be of use to an individual with a disability or someone who is aging? Or, do you need assistive technology, but cannot afford to buy what you need? Recycling is a solution.
Recycling of assistive technology (AT) is a way to make AT more available, especially for those who have no public or private health insurance and who don’t have the resources necessary to purchase the equipment they need. Members of the community donate equipment, no longer in use, to a recycling program where items are sanitized, repaired, refurbished, and redistributed, at no cost, to those who can use it.
The Virginia Assistive Technology System is a part of a public/private partnership that is operating assistive technology recycling programs and building new ones so that needed devices are available statewide. The following programs are operating in Virginia:
Foundation for Rehabilitation Equipment and Endowment (FREE Roanoke)
2017 S. Jefferson Street
P.O. Box 8873
Roanoke, VA 24014
(540) 777-4929
http://www.free-foundation.org
E-Mail: free1@ntelos.net
Contact: Tracy Meador
FREE Lynchburg
2511 Memorial Ave., Ste 106
Lynchburg, VA 24501
434-846-3733
http://www.free-foundation.org
Email: FREELynchburg@Verizon.Net
Contact: Reggie Herndon
FREE Martinsville/Henry County
22 East Church St., Ste 206
Martinsville, VA 24112
276-632-2004
http://www.freemhc.org
Email: hbyrd@freemhc.org
Contact: Harry Byrd
Goodwill of Central Virginia
6301 Midlothian Turnpike
Richmond, VA 23225
804-521-4916
http://www.goodwillcva.org
Email: DCNelson@goodwillcva.org
Contact: David Nelson
Equipment Connection
disAbility Resource Center
409 Progress St.
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
(540) 373-2559
http://www.cildrc.org
Email: hamletm1@hotmail.com
Contact: Mike Hamlet
Recycled Equipment and Devices Donated for Independence (REDDI)
Clinch Independent Living Services
1139C Plaza Dr.
Grundy, VA 24614
276-935-6088
http://www.cils-online.org
Email: cils@vzavenue.net
Contact: Deborah Rose or William Hess
PD 6 Equipment Recycling Network
Department of Rehabilitative Services
292 Woodrow Wilson Avenue
Fishersville, VA 229391500
540-332-7706
Email:George.Drummond@drs.virginia.gov
Contact: George Drummond
Goodwill of Central Virginia Petersburg Satellite
(Contact information same as Goodwill of Central Virginia)
6301 Midlothian Turnpike
Richmond, VA 23225
804-521-4916
http://www.goodwillcva.org
Email: DCNelson@goodwillcva.org
Contact: David Nelson
Goodwill of Hampton Roads
5565 Virginia Beach Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA
Phone: (757) 248-9405, Ext. 319
Email: DCNelson@goodwillcva.org
Contact: David Nelson
Equipment Connection Satellite Program
504 Culpeper Town Square
Culpeper, VA 22701
Phone: (800) 648-6324
E-mail: hamletm1@hotmail.com
Contact: Mike Hamlet
