the benefits of a green it strategy (with notes)

8/8/2019 The Benefits of a Green IT Strategy (With Notes)

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My name is Myles Pilkington and I have been working within the ElectronicsRecovery and Recycling industry for almost 8 years. I must however admit to beinga jack of all trades, which is why my knowledge is also being backed up by someexperts. Together we hope you give you an interesting and informative seminar.


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Simply put, my agenda for this session is to talk about the three key aspects of agreen ICT asset recovery strategy.


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Living Planet Report - WWF


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Gartner 2%

The Climate Group Smart 2020 : Enabling the low carbon economy in theinformation age

Intellect Case study Greening the Public Sector


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Intellect Case Study


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Intellect Case Study


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Gartner Data Centre Survey


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Intellect case study


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The computer is one of the most resource intensive pieces of equipment. It requiresover ten times its weight in fossil fuels for its manufacture, whereas a car or fridgerequires a roughly equal amount.

UNEP/GRID-Avendal 2008, FrenchEric Williams, Ruediger Kuehr, Computers and the Environment, Understanding andManaging their impact, 2004.

Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition

IBM Green IT Document


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Top Bullets - UNEP

Bottom Graph UK Environment Agency Figures


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Rare metal supplies Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence

Major Materials Shortfall Environment Agency figures combined with some databased on Sims Recycling Solutions operations

In July of this year, China, who produce 90% of the Worlds supply of rare earthmetals, announced they were cutting exports by 72%! Apparently their ownproduction needs meant they could no longer cater for the demands of the rest ofthe worlds manufacturing industry.

Major Materials Shortfall based on information from Environment Agency Returnsand Sims Recycling Solutions data


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Gold recovery Umicore

In 2008, the National Institute of Materials Science, a Japanese Government-affiliated research organization, announced that 6,800 tons of gold (the equivalent of

16% of the worlds total reserves) lie in used electronics in Japan. The reserves alsocomprise silver (22%), indium (62%), tin (11%), and other materials (5%).


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UNEP


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GOOD Magazine: E-Waste

Talk about value recovered


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Amount shipped illegally Green Peace, Poisoning the Poor, Electronic Waste inGhana.


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Theoretical recovery rate based on Sims Recycling Solutions knowledge ofmaterial content ratios within electronic waste, combined with the knowledge of thetypes of materials being chased.


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Material recovery rates, based on currently Sims Recycling Solutions processingabilities.


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Information gained from Umicore


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ISO - International Standards Organisation

OHSAS - Occupational Health & Safety Advisory Services

WAMITAB Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board

CoTC Certificate of Technical Competence


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At the end of the day, we can talk about carbon footprint and we can talk about thehorrors of recycling through the informal sectors of third world countries. But whatreally brings home to me the dangers of not recycling, is that without it... withoutrecycling... a lot of the technology we now depend on, simply wont be able to bebuilt in the near future.

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