TechHaulers

For Cities, Towns & Municipalities

Turn Your Town's eWaste Into Green Funding

Free residential eWaste pickup for your residents. Your town never writes a check — your part is a channel to your citizens and promotion on your own website and social pages. From the end of year one, 10% of all revenue flows into a green municipal fund for public city projects.

$90K+

Annual Green Funding

$0

Resident Cost

100%

Landfill-Free

NIST

800-88 Compliant

Our $105,023 Arizona recycling grant application is filed with ADEQ and in state review. New processing equipment is coming online to serve more towns.

Your Residents Have eWaste. It's Going to the Landfill.

E-waste is the fastest-growing waste stream in America. The average household has 5–10 old devices collecting dust — and when they finally clean house, most of it ends up in a landfill. The toxic materials (lead, mercury, cadmium) leach into your soil and groundwater.

<5%

of residential eWaste is currently captured by typical town e-waste events. The rest goes to landfill or sits in garages.

22 tons

of eWaste diverted per month from a single mid-size community with regular pickup service vs. semi-annual events.

$0

for residents. Free porch-side pickup means no barrier to participation. Higher participation = higher diversion.

The TechHaulers Municipal Partnership

A 3-year exclusive partnership that gives your residents free eWaste pickup, your municipality free IT recycling, and returns 10% of revenue as community funding.

1

We Sign a 3-Year Agreement

Your municipality grants TechHaulers exclusive residential eWaste collection rights: a 3-year commitment. That long exclusivity is what lets us fund the build-out ourselves.

2

Residents Get Free Pickup

We schedule porch-side pickups (no curbside — HOA-friendly), run bi-monthly routes, and host semi-annual community drop-off events. We market it. You promote it.

3

Your Town Earns Green Funding

Starting at the end of year one, 10% of gross revenue goes into a green municipal trust or fund — restricted to public green and high-tech city projects. That's $90K–$100K/year for a community of ~60,000 residents.

What's Included in the Partnership

Everything your residents and your municipality need — at zero cost to your town, from day one.

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Free Residential Pickup

Porch-side scheduling (HOA-compliant), bi-monthly routes, plus two semi-annual community drop-off events per year. Residents pay nothing — ever.

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Free Municipal IT Recycling

Your own town's IT equipment — old servers, workstations, networking gear, decommissioned police/communications equipment — recycled at zero cost.

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NIST 800-88 Data Destruction

All data-bearing devices are wiped to NIST 800-88 standards. Certificate of Destruction and chain-of-custody documentation provided for every pickup.

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10% Revenue Share

10% of all gross revenue from your community's eWaste stream goes into a green municipal trust or fund, paid annually starting at the end of year one. Restricted to public city projects.

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Transparent Reporting

QR-tracked materials show exactly what was diverted and where it went. Annual diversion reports for your council. Real numbers, not greenwashed promises.

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LEED Credit Support

Our diversion tracking can contribute to LEED green building credits. Your sustainability office gets the data they need for certifications and reporting.

How the Partnership Works

Year one: we build the program. Year two and beyond: your green fund gets paid. Your town's only contribution is outreach.

PHASE 1

Build the Program — Year One

We carry the full cost of standing up the program: trucks, equipment, routing, and the resident awareness campaign. No upfront fee. No annual fee. Ever. What we ask in return is the long-term exclusive agreement on your residents' eWaste — that commitment is what makes our investment work. (Our $105,023 Arizona recycling grant application is filed with ADEQ and in state review.)

  • ✓ TechHaulers scales up capacity: additional trucks, processing equipment, routing
  • ✓ We fund and run the resident awareness campaign (door hangers, postcards, mailers, events)
  • ✓ Your office provides a channel to citizens through town newsletters and other resident communications
  • ✓ Your resident mailing list powers our postcard and mailer campaigns
  • ✓ You promote the program on the town website and social media accounts
PHASE 2

Your Green Fund — Year Two and Every Year After

At the end of year one, the payback begins. Every year after, 10% of gross revenue from your community's waste stream goes into a green municipal trust or fund. It keeps coming for the life of the partnership.

  • ✓ Paid into a green municipal trust or fund your council controls
  • ✓ 10% of gross revenue from your waste stream, paid annually
  • ✓ Restricted to public city projects only — green and high-tech. Private developments can't touch it.
  • ✓ Projected: $90,000–$100,000/year for a community of ~60,000 residents
  • ✓ Renewable — a long-term political win that keeps giving

No Phase 1 fees. Your town's contribution is outreach and promotion. Request a custom proposal for your town's numbers.

Why Towns Choose TechHaulers

Zero Cost to Your Town

Your town never writes a check. Your part is a channel to your citizens and promotion on your own website and social media. After year one, green funding starts coming in.

Political Win

"We brought free eWaste recycling to every resident AND funded $90K/year in green projects — at no cost to taxpayers." That's a press release that writes itself.

Measurable Impact

Tons diverted. Landfill space saved. Materials tracked from porch to final destination. Real data for your sustainability reports and council updates.

No Logistics Burden

You're not running e-waste events, storing materials, or hiring staff. We handle everything — scheduling, transportation, processing, reporting.

Data Security

Every device with data storage is wiped to NIST 800-88 standards with a Certificate of Destruction. Protects your residents and your municipality from data liability.

Circular Economy in Action

Your old municipal equipment doesn't just get recycled — it gets repurposed. Old police servers and communications gear are refurbished into kid-safe gaming servers for your community. That's a story.

Your Old Equipment Gets a Second Life

When your municipality upgrades its servers, communications gear, or IT infrastructure — that old equipment doesn't just get ground up and recycled. We refurbish it.

Decommissioned police servers become kid-safe gaming servers — AI-monitored Minecraft and Terraria communities where kids play safely online.

That's not just recycling. That's your town's old equipment protecting your town's kids online. It's the circular economy made real — and it's a story your residents will love.

🎮 Old police servers → kid-safe gaming servers → community trust

Towns Already Working With Us

Three towns have already put us to work.

Prescott, Arizona

Ran a 100% free e-waste haul for the city in September. Every drive wiped and verified to NIST 800-88.

Page, Arizona

Collected 100% of the city's municipal eWaste: fire, police, and government offices. Their old communications equipment now runs kid-safe gaming servers for local families.

Arroyo Grande, California

Collected 100% of the city's municipal eWaste: fire, police, and government offices. Equipment refurbished and repurposed.

Page and Arroyo Grande gave written approval to be featured in public materials about the gaming server initiative. Both towns are considering the year-round community collection pilot. Nobody has signed on yet. Your town could be first.

What We Collect

If it has a plug or a battery, we take it — working or broken.

Computers & Laptops

Desktops, laptops, all-in-ones

Servers & Networking

Racks, switches, routers, cabling

Phones & Tablets

Mobile, desk phones, Chromebooks

Monitors & TVs

All sizes, working or broken

Peripherals

Keyboards, mice, docks, cables

Printers & Copiers

All types, any condition

Storage Media

HDDs, SSDs, tapes, flash

Non-Working & Broken

Dead devices, scrap boards

Where Your eWaste Goes

1

Working Tech → Refurbished & Resold

Devices that still work are tested, refurbished, and given a second life through our online store. Nothing usable goes to waste.

2

Municipal Equipment → Repurposed

Old police servers, communications gear, and IT infrastructure are refurbished into community assets — like kid-safe gaming servers.

3

Non-Working Tech → Dismantled & Recycled

Broken devices are dismantled into component materials — aluminum, steel, plastic, copper — and separated at our Arizona facility using mechanical classification (no chemicals, no emissions).

4

Circuit Boards → Metal Recovery

PCBs are processed for copper, gold, and silver recovery through EPA-compliant third-party refiners. Nothing shipped overseas. Nothing to landfill.

Our Commitment to Honest Standards

We are currently pursuing R2v3 and e-Stewards certification — the industry's highest standards for responsible electronics recycling. We do not hold these certifications yet, and we won't pretend we do.

What we do have today: a proprietary compliance platform that enforces NIST 800-88, R2, and e-Stewards standards at the process level — meaning every device is handled according to those standards, tracked, and documented from pickup to final processing.

Full transparency. You'll always know exactly what happens to your community's equipment after we pick it up.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does it cost our residents anything?

No. Residential pickup is 100% free. Drop-off events are 100% free. There is never a charge to a resident for any TechHaulers service.

What does our town actually pay?

Nothing in cash. Your town's contribution is reach: a channel to your citizens through your town newsletters and other resident communications. Plus your resident mailing list for our postcards and mailers. Plus promotion on your website and social media accounts. We fund everything else — trucks, pickups, processing, and the awareness campaign.

How is the green fund calculated?

10% of gross revenue from all materials collected in your municipality, paid annually starting at the end of year one. It goes into a green municipal trust or fund restricted to public green and high-tech city projects. We report it with full transparency — you see exactly what was collected, what it generated, and what your fund received.

What if we already run e-waste events?

Great — we complement them. Most towns capture less than 5% of available residential eWaste through events alone. Regular bi-monthly pickup service dramatically increases diversion. We can either replace or augment your existing program.

What about HOA and residential zoning rules?

We use porch-side scheduling, not curbside — specifically to comply with residential and HOA regulations. Residents schedule a pickup window, we come to their porch, and we go. No piles of eWaste on the curb.

Where does the material get processed?

All materials are transported to our processing facility in Mohave County, Arizona. No heavy processing happens in your community — we just collect and haul. All separation is mechanical (no chemicals, no emissions). Nothing is shipped overseas.

What about data security on resident devices?

All data-bearing devices are processed following NIST 800-88 guidelines for media sanitization. Certificate of Destruction and chain-of-custody documentation is provided for every municipal pickup. This protects your residents and your municipality from data liability.

How big does our town need to be?

Our model is validated for communities of 5,000–15,000+ residents. The revenue share scales with volume — larger communities generate more material and higher green fund returns. We'll assess your population and provide a custom projection.

Can our municipal IT department use this too?

Yes — and it's free. Your town's own decommissioned servers, workstations, networking gear, and old police/communications equipment are all collected at zero cost as part of the partnership. NIST 800-88 wiping and Certificates of Destruction are included.

Request a Proposal for Your Town

Tell us about your community and we'll build a custom partnership proposal with projected green funding, collection volume, and timeline. We'll be in touch within 48 hours.

Prefer to talk it through first?

Gregory Landman — Municipal Sales & Outreach

(928) 535-2353 · pickups@techhaulers.com