Abstract:

“The Digital Divide” and “E-waste” are two related issues that negatively impact society.   By collecting, refurbishing, and distributing discarded computational devices at Stony Brook University’s Property Control, we can begin to bridge the digital divide that most significantly impacts underprivileged children in the local area as well as limit the amount of E-waste Stony Brook University produces to better the environment. The erasEwaste team plans on tackling these issues by creating a web-based application that will allow users to request a computer from our database inventory. The erasEwaste service will also be available as a mobile application. For our service to be successful, we require a storage center to house old computers and volunteers to staff the warehouse.