“We need to change peoples attitudes to IT products that aren’t brand new”
We have talked to Stephen Haskew from Circular Computing, a company that specializes in remanufacturing notebook computers.
Refurbisher Inrego: “Fully functioning IT products are often discarded”
Refurbishing company Inrego buys used IT products and upgrades and repairs them to give them a new lease of life for new users.
“Using IT products longer cuts CO2 emissions and saves money”
The City of Aalborg pioneered circular procurement. Two years ago, they expanded their circularity focus to also include IT products.
It’s time for IT to transition to a circular economy
Clare Hobby from TCO Development, the organization behind the sustainability certification TCO Certified, on transition to a circular economy.
“Without circular procurement, sustainability work is just window dressing”
Joan Prummel from the Dutch Rijkswaterstaat meets with organizations from around the world to help them implement circular procurement practices.
What circularity means for IT products
Circular economy is a way of making ends meet. The logic is simple — it means that we use natural resources responsibly so we don’t risk exhausting them.
Global E-waste reaches record high, says new UN Report
In a new report released by the United Nations University, global electronic waste has reached record high levels. 41.8 million tons of e-waste was generated in 2014, fuelling concerns about the growing risks to public health, resource conservation and the environment.