The criterion TCO Certified Edge, E-waste Compensated helps you and your customers take responsibility for the escalating problem discarded IT products cause in vulnerable areas of the world. A new collector has now been approved and is ready to start coordinating collection activities.

Organizations coordinating e-waste collection connected to TCO Certified Edge, E-waste Compensated must comply with strict social and environmental requirements. The organization Argo 360 has undergone an evaluation conducted by Nemko A/S and is now approved by TCO Development.

With TCO Certified Edge, E-waste Compensated, IT product brand owners can make sure that for every certified product that is manufactured, an equivalent amount of e-waste is collected in a country that is lacking in safe recycling systems. It can help you meet the growing customer demand for more sustainable IT products.

The more IT brands commit to the requirements in TCO Certified Edge, E-waste Compensated, the more discarded products can be collected. The criterion is available for notebooks, smartphones and tablets. More information is available on our website.

For more information, please contact Andreas Nobell, Development Manager, at TCO Development.

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