IT

Facts

• The average new home computer will stay with its owner for only 4 years
• 30 million printer and fax cartridges are discarded every year in the UK
• Someone, somewhere would really value the equipment commerce has made obsolete here

REDUCE

• I'm guilty, but resist updating your IT equipment
• Don't print unless you have to
• If you're printing as a backup why not backup your pc instead?

REUSE

• Check out the links below and let someone benefit from your unwanted equipment

RECYCLE

• Recycle as a last resort and contact your local recycling officer for details how

LINKS

• Cartridges4Charity do what you would expect but also deal with mobiles
• Computers for Charity are a non-profit-making, voluntary organisation that collect and send pcs to Africa
• Donate a PC is a matchmaking service for those who want to give or get a free piece of IT equipment
• IT for Charities has a great list of companies who deal in used computer equipment for charity and commerce
• Oxfam recycle ink and toner cartridges to raise money for their work
• RDC commercial group selling refurbished computer equipment