Green Technology Management

By Author: Chris Loo
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Computer Recycling:

Computer recycling is the recycling or reuse of computers. It includes both finding another use for materials and having systems dismantled in a manner that allows for the safe extraction of the constituent materials for reuse in other products. Computer components contain valuable elements and substances suitable for reclamation, including lead, copper and gold. They also contain many toxic substances, such as dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), cadmium, chromium, radioactive isotopes, and mercury. A typical computer monitor may contain more than 6% lead by weight, much of which is in the lead glass of the cathode ray tube (CRT). A typical 15-inch computer monitor may contain 1.5 pounds of lead, but other monitors have been estimated as having up to 8 pounds of lead. Circuit boards contain considerable quantities of lead-tin solders and are even more likely to leach into groundwater or to create air pollution via incineration. Additionally, the processing required to reclaim the precious substances (including incineration and acid treatments) may release, generate, and synthesize further toxic ...
... byproducts.

IT Asset Disposal:

If a company disposes of a long-term asset for an amount different from its recorded amount in the company's accounting records (its book value), an adjustment must be made to net income on the cash flow statement.

Information technology assets

Prior to disposing of IT assets, the IT Manager must ensure that all sensitive and classified information and licensed software should be securely erased from computers or destroyed before sale. In some instances hard or floppy disks should be destroyed if classified information has been stored on them.

Asset Recovery:

Asset Recovery, also called investment recovery or resource recovery, is the process of maximizing the value of unused or end of life assets through effective reuse or divestment. Both large and small organizations practice asset recovery at some level with the end goal of obtaining the greatest possible return from the asset. While sometimes referred to in the context of a company that is being liquidated, Asset Recovery is also used to describe the process of liquidating excess inventory of healthy companies, refurbished items and equipment returned at the end of a lease. The asset recovery process has three main parts: idle asset identification, redeployment, and divestment.

Computer Networking Equipment rental and Lease:

The rental and lease equipment is subject to the same rigorous testing and high standards as the pre-owned, refurbished, and used computer networking equipment available to our retail customers.

Reasons for renting may include:
Benchmarking or testing an application
Data centre relocation
Network rollouts
System upgrades
Conventions
Expos
Seminars
Presentations
Training
Seasonal Loads
Special Projects
Capital Budget Limits
Consulting Projects
Government Contracts
Delayed Delivery

For more details please visit http://www.greentechmanagement.com.au