Computer Recycling: Our Three Step Process
Computers are constantly becoming more powerful and less expensive. What happens to outdated computer systems?
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Each year millions of computers are retired to basement shelves or disposed in landfills. Working together, we can keep many toxic elements out of the environment and recover valuable materials through our Take Back Program.
Over the years, CP&E has been diligently working to ensure that all electronic equipment is recycled in the proper manner using DEP permitted vendors and EPA approved channels from start to finish. Recycling not only means proper disposal of the equipment at the end of its life but also the reuse of the equipment, as well, according to the EPA. Reuse of the equipment is still a viable option as a majority of the equipment that some organizations are willing to part with can very well be put to good use by other businesses looking to stretch their budget a little further.
By purchasing cost-effective used equipment, we are utilizing the equipment to its full potential. We feel, along with the EPA, that it is the responsible thing to do because even to go through the recycling and remanufacturing process, it takes
an extreme amount of energy to accomplish this from start to finish. Therefore,
by reusing the equipment, we are conserving a great deal of energy that will be better served elsewhere on our planet.
Some of the equipment CP&E and KSA specializes in the acquisition of are IBM,
Dell, Compaq, HP, Apple, Clone and compatible computers, computer parts, and other related equipment, reconditioning them if necessary through a
three-step process.
These steps divert computers and associated parts from ending up in landfills or incinerators. |
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Step One
The first step is to identify the re-usable parts and distribute them to computer maintenance companies, hospitals, Fortune 500 companies, wholesale
distributors, retail stores or end users.
In step one all equipment is cleaned, tested and redistributed with a
90-day warranty.
All identification as well as data is removed from each complete system or part. |
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Step Two
The second step allows KSA to move slow moving products and any equipment
not easily reusable in step onethrough computer shows as well as live computer
equipment auctions.
In step two all equipment is cleaned, tested and redistributed with a
30-day warranty.
All identification as well as data is removed from each complete system or part. |
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Step Three
During step three, any product left over is deemed unusable and is scrapped.
In step three all equipment is redistributed with no warranty (as-is).
All identification as well as data is removed from each complete system or part.
Throughout the three steps our focus is to treat each piece of equipment as a reusable commodity, redirecting the flow of outdated equipment back into the marketplace avoiding landfills. |
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Decommissioning of Computers
In our efforts to be the leading and most environmentally responsible
end-of-life recycler of electronics waste in the Northeast, there are many
costs that come with decommissioning a computer. It can average up to $300
per machine that includes wiping of the proprietary data on the hard drive,
possible removal of any internal components, and preparing the systems for
shipment or storage until reuse.
The costs of labor and gas also greatly add to the total cost of the decommission process. All in all, the expenses from cradle to grave can be a very costly process. With CP&E and KSA’s in-depth program for reuse, we can accomplish this and still offer the services to our customers at no cost.
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