Your device still has value

Find its safest next life.

Answer a few questions about the device - not about you. RebootLoop recommends a safe route toward repair, reuse, donation or responsible recycling.

Takes under two minutes. No account, file upload, serial number or IMEI.

Step 2 - assess

Tell us about the device.

These answers drive a transparent safety and circularity decision. No information leaves this browser.

About 60-90 seconds
Live-demo shortcuts:
1. Authority

Is this device yours to transfer?

2. Device

Choose the closest category.

3. Power state

Can the device turn on and operate? This means functionality, not battery percentage.

4. Physical safety

Stop if you notice a battery or heat hazard.

5. Condition

Think about usefulness, not only appearance.

6. Preferred outcome

What would you like to do?

7. Data sensitivity

Choose the highest sensitivity that ever applied to information on the device.

Recommended route

Step 3 - route

Prepare, then donate.

    Step 4 - prepare

    Secure preparation checklist

    Residual-risk warning: These steps reduce risk but do not guarantee that data is unrecoverable. Seek professional help when sensitivity is high, the device does not work or any step fails.
    Open official guidance

    Step 5 - passport

    A minimal record for the next step.

    RebootLoop device passport
    RL-DEMO

    Synthetic competition record

    QR code for the demonstration passport
    Device category
    Recommended route
    Assurance
    Recorded

    This prototype passport records a route and declared preparation status. It is not proof that data is unrecoverable, and it contains no owner or hardware identifier.

    Evidence behind the prototype: Australian Government DCCEEW e-stewardship data; Islam, Dias and Huda's peer-reviewed Sydney university-student study; ASD Australian Cyber Security Centre disposal guidance; UN SDG 12 Targets 12.5 and 12.8. DCCEEW · Macquarie research · ACSC · UN Goal 12