AZ StRUT

Coming to the Diamondbacks game today? Come see us at the STEM dugout at section 327! ⚾️🐍

Over the past year, AZ StRUT has provided 202 veterans with refurbished laptops through our partnership with the Veteran Career Center (VCC) at Goodwill in Phoenix.

We've conducted Hardware Techie Experiences once or twice a month, giving these veterans hands-on training in computer hardware, and a refurbished laptop of their own to keep.

AZ StRUT is pleased to mark one year of this great partnership with the Veteran Career Center, and we look forward to continuing to support veterans as they build new skills and career opportunities.

We just passed 50% of our goal! 🎉 Thank you, Arizona — the Recycling & Refurbished Electronics specialty plate is halfway to the road. Every dollar helps put refurbished technology into the hands of Arizona students.

Help us hit 100% → azstrut.org/plate

📚 School is Back. Opportunity Is Too!

As students head back to the classroom, AZ StRUT is helping create opportunities across Arizona! This month’s newsletter highlights the impact we’re making together—from launching our Arizona Recycling & Refurbished Electronics Specialty Plate campaign, to inspiring the next generation through Techie Experiences at Phoenix College and Rio Salado College, celebrating our amazing summer volunteers, and helping a job seeker start a new career with donated technology.

Read the full July newsletter and see how your support is changing lives:
https://azstrut.org/blog/2026/07/29/july-2026-newsletter-school-is-back-opportunity-is-too/

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July 2026 Newsletter – School Is Back. Opportunity Is Too! School Is Back. Opportunity Is Too! — July 2026 The new school year is here, and so is a fresh wave of opportunity. From launching Arizona's first Recycling & Refurbished Electronics specialty plate to summer techies who logged hundreds of hands-on hours, experiences at

Help launch Arizona’s Recycling & Refurbished Electronics specialty plate. Every dollar recycles used technology into refurbished devices for students — and you’ll drive away with Supporter Swag.

Make your donation today by visiting https://azstrut.org/specialty-plate

Old technology can still create new opportunities. 💻♻️

The Epoch Times recently visited Arizona StRUT to see how donated electronics are transformed into working computers, hands-on learning experiences, workforce training, and reliable internet access for communities across Arizona.

The article highlights an impact we are proud to share: 6,596 computers refurbished and distributed, more than $430,000 in equipment returned to the community, and 1.14 million pounds of electronic waste diverted from landfills in our latest reported period.

Every donated laptop, desktop, cable, and piece of equipment has the potential to serve a new purpose - whether it is refurbished, used for parts, or responsibly recycled.

Read the full story: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/discarded-tech-finds-a-purpose-6038043?welcomeuser=1

Discarded Tech Finds a Purpose Arizona StRUT gives old computers new life—turning e-waste into tools for education, workforce training, and internet access.

Great start to another year at the annual Backpack Buddies back-to-school event!

Beyond the booth, we’re hosting several Techie Experiences — hands-on sessions where students crack open real hardware, learn how the pieces fit together, and see that tech isn’t a black box. And we’re sending more than 60 laptops home with students who need them.

Every device we hand out started as something headed for a landfill. Reuse, refurbish, recycle — and learn. That’s the whole loop, and days like this are where it pays off.

🚗 Help put AZ StRUT on Arizona roads!

We're raising funds to launch the Recycling & Refurbished Electronics specialty license plate. Arizona law requires a $32,000 implementation fee before ADOT can issue it — your donation helps us reach that goal without pulling from the programs that get refurbished technology into students' hands.

🎁 Every donation comes with AZ StRUT swag and entries to win one of 5 refurbished laptops or desktops, from Bronze ($25) to Corporate ($1,000+).

👀 The plate design reveal is coming soon. Be part of the launch: https://azstrut.org/specialty-plate

📱 The AZ StRUT app is officially here — free on iPhone and Android!

For 25+ years you've dropped off your old electronics and we've turned them into computers for Arizona students. Now the whole experience fits in your pocket:

♻️ Find a drop-off near you — every location across the Valley with live hours, directions, and exactly what we accept

🙋 Volunteer from your phone — apply in the app, clock in with a tap, track your hours, and watch the impact you're making

🎟️ Your badge, in your wallet — carry your volunteer ID in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet and earn store credit for the hours you give

🎬 Jared's Fun Finds — the coolest and weirdest tech that rolls through our warehouse, delivered straight to your phone

Every download makes it a little easier to give tech a second life — and give a student a brighter future.

⬇️ Get it today at https://azstrut.org/app