It’s a logistical nightmare. Trying to balance cost against environmental consideration. The recycling industry has exploded onto the scene throughout the western world. With dwindling resources and high raw materials prices, we’re being forced to recycle more, but in the world of Computers, this means a lot of transportation to get obsolete household computers recycled.
We were recently contacted by a Company based in India with a view to the logistical issues associated with recycling computer hardware. The idea was to transport computers from householders back to a central location for processing. The problem? Balancing the cost of recycling a computer system against the cost of transporting the old hardware.
In America, many recycling companies have implemented a ‘ship to’ service for old or obsolete hardware. It’s a great way of cutting down on costs. If you can off-set the cost of employees and overheads against the cash value of old computers and their constituent component value, then you’re at least breaking even. You can then offer a service free of charge on the basis that the old hardware is shipped to you...