An old, damaged or completely broken laptop doesn’t have to end up in a drawer or landfill. At our service centre in Warsaw, we accept laptops for disposal and recover working components from them before they go to recycling.
In short: we accept old and broken laptops for disposal, and before they go to recycling, we dismantle them for working parts. This gives us a large stock of used components, which allows us to repair other laptops faster and often much cheaper. It’s a solution that’s good for your wallet and for the environment.
Our experience in disposal and component recovery
Laptop disposal is a natural extension of our everyday service work. We have the right tools and knowledge to safely dismantle equipment into parts, assess which components still work, and put them back into circulation as tested used parts for repairs.
Where our stock of used parts comes from
Customers regularly bring us laptops intended for disposal — equipment that’s too old, damaged beyond economical repair, or simply no longer needed. This is exactly how we dispose of them: we dismantle them into parts, test each component and keep those that are still working. Thanks to this, our stock very often already contains the screen, keyboard, battery or chip needed — which shortens repair time and reduces its cost for the next customer.
This approach also has an environmental dimension: we care for the environment and don’t produce unnecessary electronic waste. Recycling itself also has an environmental cost — gases have already been emitted and the battery has already been manufactured, so its continued use instead of disposal from scratch is a real benefit for the environment.
When you’re looking for laptop disposal
You usually come to us when you’re wondering where to dispose of an old laptop, what to do with a broken laptop, how to safely dispose of a laptop in Warsaw or where to dispose of electronics. These are natural questions when equipment is no longer economical to repair or simply lying unused.
When it’s worth taking a laptop for disposal
- The laptop is too old or damaged for repair to be worthwhile
- The cost of repair would exceed the value of the equipment
- The laptop has been lying unused for a long time and taking up space
- You want to be sure that data will be securely deleted
- You care that your device doesn’t just end up in a landfill
Laptops destined for disposal are taken apart — this way, many components that still work are used again in repairs of other laptops. It simply makes more sense than throwing away parts that still function.
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What happens if you delay
- An old laptop may contain personal data that should be securely deleted
- Equipment kept unused no longer brings any value
- Improperly disposed electronics harm the environment
- Components that still work are wasted instead of being reused
How disposal works at our service centre
1. Accepting the laptop
You bring the laptop to one of our locations in Warsaw.
2. Disassembly
We take the device apart to assess the condition of individual components.
3. Recovery of working parts
Working components go to our warehouse and are used in repairs.
4. Recycling the rest
Components that are no longer usable are passed on for proper recycling.
Before disposal, you can always ask us to erase data from your laptop’s drive.
Laptop disposal — we serve all of Warsaw
We accept laptops for disposal from customers in every district of Warsaw — Śródmieście, Wola, Mokotów, Ochota, Żoliborz, Bemowo, Bielany, Ursynów, Praga-Południe, Praga-Północ, Targówek, Białołęka, Wawer, Włochy, Ursus, Wilanów, Rembertów and Wesoła — as well as from the surrounding areas.
We have more than one location in convenient parts of Warsaw, so getting to us is quick and easy wherever you live or work. Our current service point addresses are listed further down this page.
Why Apenfix
Frequently asked questions
Is laptop disposal a paid service?
Current terms for accepting equipment for disposal can be found in our price list or obtained directly at our service centre.
What happens to a laptop after it’s handed in for disposal?
We dismantle it into parts. Working components go into our stock and are used to repair other laptops, while the rest is passed on for recycling.
Can I be sure that my data will be erased?
Yes, before disposal you can ask us to securely erase data from the drive.
Why is it better to hand in a laptop for disposal than to throw it away?
We recover working parts from it, which go back into use, so we don’t produce unnecessary electronic waste.
Do parts from disposed laptops end up in my repairs?
Yes, thanks to this the part we need is very often already available in our stock, which shortens the time and lowers the cost of the repair.
Current rates for accepting equipment for disposal can be found in our price list.
Two service points in Warsaw
Visit whichever of our two locations is more convenient for you.
Location 1 — Wolska
Wolska 50A/Lokal 26
01-187 Warszawa
Location 2 — al. Szucha
al. Jana Chrystiana Szucha 1
00-580 Warszawa
See also
- Used laptop parts
- Repairs in difficult and unusual cases
- Laptop fan repair
- Unusual cases from our service
