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Re-use rather than recycle for greener IT
The greenest IT strategy involves re-using equipment rather than recycling it, a report by Computer Aid International has revealed.
A report from the non-for-profit IT charity, called Why re-use is better than recycling, advised public bodies, governments and consumers to re-use over recycling in order to protect the environment and help developing countries.
Haley Bowcock, Computer Aid's environmental advocacy officer and report author, said: "For IT specifically, the environmental payback for recycling is small, as the vast majority of energy use is expended during the production, rather than the use phase - 80 and 20 per cent respectively."
In light of that fact, she said people should use their PCs until the end of their productive lives rather than unnecessarily replace ones that still work.
Computer Aid wants IT managers to redouble their efforts to extend the maximum use phase of IT, by postponing replacements or providing kit to a second user.
Posted by Adam Miller
A report from the non-for-profit IT charity, called Why re-use is better than recycling, advised public bodies, governments and consumers to re-use over recycling in order to protect the environment and help developing countries.
Haley Bowcock, Computer Aid's environmental advocacy officer and report author, said: "For IT specifically, the environmental payback for recycling is small, as the vast majority of energy use is expended during the production, rather than the use phase - 80 and 20 per cent respectively."
In light of that fact, she said people should use their PCs until the end of their productive lives rather than unnecessarily replace ones that still work.
Computer Aid wants IT managers to redouble their efforts to extend the maximum use phase of IT, by postponing replacements or providing kit to a second user.
Posted by Adam Miller