Looking to get rid of old computers, cellphones and power cords? A Minnesota-based electronics recycling firm is offering a new mail-in system, a precursor to its major expansion in St. Paul.

Tech Dump, which has a facility on Prior Avenue in St. Paul and another in Golden Valley, recently acquired Scrubb.IT, which offers a $25 mail-in service. The cost covers recycling and shipping fees for up to 30 pounds of electronics.

Tech Dump employs 48, half of whom are paid trainees who have faced barriers to employment, such as chemical dependency or incarceration.

The social enterprise recently announced that it plans to double its staff by 2022 and move its St. Paul operations this March into a 90,000-square foot building it acquired at 860 Vandalia St. The goal is to consolidate jobs training and e-waste recycling programs.

The Vandalia location will also add a Tech Discounts retail store that sells refurbished computers and other electronics, similar to the existing store at 825 Boone Ave. North in Golden Valley.