Colleges and schools
Student and staff drives, lab computer clear-outs and evidence for your e-waste management records.
Learn moreCollection drives · Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune
E-Waste Collection Drives for Colleges, Societies and Offices in Mumbai.
We plan the day with you, bring the team, handle the data on phones and laptops, and give the organiser a recycling certificate for everything collected. Free in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Pune.
The short answer
An e-waste collection drive is a scheduled day when a college, housing society or office collects old electronics from its members in one place, and an authorised recycler takes it all away. PrivAce Technologies runs drives across India with free collection in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Pune. Devices with data are wiped or destroyed first, and the organiser receives a Certificate of E-Waste Recycling for the total collected.
Drive types
Pick the drive that fits you.
Housing societies
One day for the whole building or complex, with a notice template for your committee.
Learn moreOffices and IT parks
Employee drives alongside a corporate IT clear-out, with data destroyed on every device.
Learn moreHow a drive works
Five steps, one day of effort for you.
- Fix a date and a spot. We agree a day, a time window and a collection point with the organiser.
- Announce it. We send a poster and a message you can forward to members, listing what is accepted.
- Collection day. Our team sets up, accepts items, keeps phones and laptops with data apart, and weighs everything.
- Data handled. Devices with storage are wiped or their storage destroyed before reuse or recycling.
- Certificate. The organiser receives a Certificate of E-Waste Recycling for the total quantity collected.
Organiser kit
Everything you need, and who does what.
What you get from us
- A poster and a ready-to-forward WhatsApp message listing what is accepted
- Our team on the day, with a weighing scale and separate crates
- Phones, laptops and drives kept apart, and their data wiped or the storage destroyed
- Free collection in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Pune
- A Certificate of E-Waste Recycling for the total quantity collected
- Data destruction certificates for any institutional devices, listed by serial number
What the organiser arranges
- Approval from the principal, the society committee or HR
- A date and a two to three hour window
- A spot with vehicle access, a table and some shade
- Two to four volunteers for the collection desk
- Sharing the poster about a week before the day
- Reminding people to back up, sign out of accounts and remove SIM and memory cards
Where we run drives
Across Mumbai and nearby cities.
- Colaba, Fort and Churchgate
- Worli, Lower Parel and Dadar
- Bandra, Khar and Santacruz
- Andheri, Jogeshwari and Powai
- Goregaon, Malad and Kandivali
- Borivali and Dahisar
- Kurla, Ghatkopar and Chembur
- Vikhroli, Bhandup and Mulund
- Navi Mumbai: Vashi, Nerul, Belapur, Kharghar, Airoli
- Thane: Thane West, Ghodbunder Road, Majiwada
- Pune: Hinjewadi, Kharadi, Baner, Hadapsar
These are examples, not a complete list. If your campus, society or office is anywhere in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane or Pune, collection is free. Outside these cities, tell us the location and we will quote logistics with the date.
What we accept
What people can bring.
- Laptops, desktops, monitors and keyboards
- Mobile phones, tablets and chargers
- Printers, routers, modems and set-top boxes
- Hard drives, pen drives and memory cards
- Small appliances: mixers, irons, fans, remote controls
- Cables, power banks and UPS units (batteries kept separate)
Batteries are kept apart from other e-waste because India regulates them under separate rules. Tube lights and CFLs are handled separately too, so tell us if you have them.
Questions
Questions, answered.
No, for drives in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Pune. Elsewhere in India we quote logistics when we plan the date.
Devices with storage are kept separate on the day, and their data is wiped or the storage destroyed before anything is reused or recycled.
Yes. After processing, the organiser receives a Certificate of E-Waste Recycling for the total quantity collected at the drive.
Items with resale value, such as a working laptop, can be assessed for their owner. Most drive items are recycled rather than bought.
About a week is ideal, so the date can be announced and a collection point agreed. Large campuses may need a little longer.
Yes. We run drives for colleges, schools, housing societies and offices across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Pune, with free collection, from our head office in Andheri East. Elsewhere in India we plan drives too and quote logistics with the date.
To the MPCB-authorised recycling plant of our parent company, Greenlife Ewaste Recycling Pvt. Ltd., at Waluj MIDC. Devices with data are wiped or their storage destroyed first.
Any day that suits your members. Some organisers pick World Environment Day (5 June) or International E-Waste Day (14 October). Tell us early if you want one of those dates.
Yes. Employees bring old phones, chargers and gadgets from home on a set day, and we can collect the office’s retired IT in the same visit, with data destroyed on every device.
Last reviewed 30 September 2026.
Planning a drive?
Tell us the place, the likely turnout and a few possible dates. We reply within 1 to 2 working hours.
