In an overcrowded office, Joseph Kanayuk-Driscoll pulls out a screwdriver and begins to dismantle a laptop. 

It’s one of dozens he’s worked on this week as a computer refurbisher in the Ampere office in Iqaluit. He’s part of a computer distribution program that takes old donated laptops and repairs them to give to students and people across Nunavut in an effort to keep e-waste out of Iqaluit landfills. 

“What excites me is actually being able to give lots out to the community and making sure the laptops that are completely available to use and still work keep out of the dump,” he said.