According to 2023 figures from the World Economic Forum, around 53.6 million metric tons of e-waste is produced every year worldwide.
Combating that is HPE’s Technology Renewal Center (TRC) at Erskine, just outside Glasgow in Scotland. It takes in around 3 million pieces of end of use tech every year to help it find a new life. In fact, according to HPE’s figures, 9.2 million assets have been put back into use over the last 3 years.
This week, Michael’s been out visiting the Technology Renewal Center to discover how end of use tech is getting a second chance, with his guide, Ray McGann: Managing Director of HPE Financial Services Ireland, and Worldwide Enterprise IT Asset Lifecycle Leader.
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Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
HPE’s figures on the performance of the Technology Renewal Center: https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/services/asset-lifecycle.html
World Economic Forum report on e-waste: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/the-enormous-opportunity-of-e-waste-recycling/
