Computer Recycling and Management of Sustainable Waste Energy

In the era of technological advancement when the world has turned into an IT hub, it has become extremely important for industries, corporate and individuals to conserve the natural resources by minimizing greenhouse gas emissions, water and air pollution that occur while fabricating  virgin materials. A recent report indicates that over 3,500 U.S. homes can avail electricity if one million laptops are recycled in a year.Recycling of IT equipments has set new regulatory trends in reducing the electronic wastes which were earlier either dumped illegally or disposed off at landfill sites. Also, this type of recycling cut down on fresh raw materials needed for manufacturing of new IT equipments. Refurbishing old IT tools in an efficient manner can save investments of those organizations that cannot afford buying fresh IT materials. Today, advancement in technology has made recycling of almost all parts of computers possible – especially severs, monitors, keyboards, and different peripherals including printers, scanners, landlines, etc.An average PC contains many hazardous waste materials and it is extremely important to dispose of such materials including plastic, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, glass, electronic boards in an accurate manner. Since computer recycling has become mandatory in most parts of the world, many big organizations today prefer appointing professionals who can efficiently deal with recycling heavy metal like lead in the circuit board. Again, it is always better to get a waste contractor’s advice as they provide customized recycling solutions which differ from company to company. Today, there are many advanced computer recycling programs adopted by government and private organizations. However, before appointing an IT recycling contractor, the company manager should perform an extensive market research to save its company from professionals who run such business purely for profit earning motives.There are two types of IT equipment, one is reusable and the second one is non-reusable. The computer waste can be returned to the product manufacturers as many of them provide asset recovery options to their customers for recycling their equipment responsibly and in a secure manner. Materials from ‘de-manufactured’ goods like steel and aluminium can be reused in making various automobile and plastic toy parts. On the other hand, the non-reusable products are discarded by the manufacturers in an environmentally friendly manner. Professional waste contractors also help organizations in safely discarding sensitive data from the hard drives. Technology related to encryption and security brings permanent solutions to private details and credit card credentials stored in hard drives. The IT goods which are in functional manner are also at times donated to charity for extended usage.