A second life for IT equipment

Repair…

Eh yes ! Beyond the two-year manufacturer's warranty, a computer can also be repaired. Many companies exist and offer to repair your computer equipment on site or at home.
Just remember to do a little overview of their prices on the Internet before pushing the door, in order to pay the right price! And also to see for the price you pay, the services rendered. It is better to speak to a real technician rather than to a salesman who will send everything to after-sales service, without having any feedback at the start and at the end. Danger also for your data. Make sure you have made backups before, or specify in writing that you want to preserve your data.

… or repair it yourself!

Have you ever heard of “Repair Cafés”? A neighborhood network that voluntarily trains users to repair their devices. In addition to avoiding a few kilos of waste electrical and electronic equipment (the famous WEEE), this allows you to see how these everyday objects work from the inside.

Recycle rather than throw away

If you really want to part with your equipment, give it to an association capable of refurbishing it, otherwise the company that sold you the equipment has a duty to recover it to recycle it, and otherwise see your IT specialist who can salvage for parts, which I've been doing for years. To find a “reconditioner”, you can go through the head of your company’s IT department (IS) (which regularly renews its IT equipment) or consult the Ordi 3.0 government site: you will find an identification card there, and depending on your place of residence, a place to deposit your PC.

621,557 tonnes of WEEE: 

(waste electrical and electronic equipment) 

were collected in France.

Buy refurbished

You can finally give a second life to a computer device by adopting it refurbished. Many sites offer completely overhauled and refurbished products at discount prices, with a six-month to one-year warranty. In addition to saving money, you will also lighten your ecological impact... Something to relieve his conscience a little! Before giving away your device, remember to… 

Format your hard drive to erase its memory, or reset it to factory format. 

This will allow you to delete the restore points and find the computer at the same level as when you bought it.

Delete cookies

Delete cookies and other saved passwords from your Internet account. It's best to delete all your browser history and data, and don't forget to empty the trash! · 

Disconnect your iCloud account for Macs and other accounts directly linked to the PC, One-Drive, Google, ..., google chrome, Mozilla browsers, ... 

Who might have saved your passwords. Microsoft sessions bind each time windows starts to Microsoft, for this if you do not reset your computer to factory state, create a local session and delete the session(s) linked to an account without forgetting to check, delete the data. 

In the case of a Mac. Uncheck the "Find My Mac" box, then log out of iCloud. 

Throw away less, throw away better, give objects a second life Computer hardware 

Do not hesitate to bring us your damaged equipment before throwing it away, we will make a repair diagnosis if possible. 

Computer hardware contains valuable raw materials and polluting components. At the end of its life, it is subject to a specific recovery and depollution process for WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment). Driven by the need for quality and innovation, this market is constantly developing: household equipment is multiplying and renewing itself to the point that electricity consumption due to ICT (information and communication technologies) increases by 10% every year. 

Do not throw your old equipment in the trash. The household WEEE sector is organized and financed by the producers of electrical and electronic equipment, who are members of the approved eco-organization Eco-Systèmes. 

If you are buying a new one, you can take your old equipment to your dealer. 

Indeed, since November 15, 2006, distributors are required to ensure the free take-back of the old one when selling new equipment, provided that the product sold and the product taken back are of the same type. 

Please note: the packaging of your new equipment may be recyclable. 

Consult the Cardboard packaging, Polystyrene, Plastic film, Paper packaging sheets. Websites updated in collaboration with the government such as Ordi2.0 and Recyclage-informatique allow you to find recycling service providers. 

If you do not leave your computer equipment with your reseller, deposit it in the room dedicated to WEEE at one of your recycling centres.

Precautions

Even if your recycling center (or your retailer) agrees to take back the incomplete equipment, it is preferable to bring the entire equipment of your device. 

Do not disassemble your device. The recycling, depollution and recovery sectors will take care of this. 

Created in 2006 and on the strength of a positive assessment, the WEEE sector has set itself the new objective of a collection rate of 14 kg per year and per inhabitant by 2019 (in 2017, this figure, on the rise, exceeded 10 kg). 

Depollution is carried out on devices containing batteries, cells, brominated plastics. 

The non-hazardous plastics and precious metals contained in the electronic cards, as well as the copper contained in the cables and circuits, are recovered. 

Since July 2005, new computers and IT equipment must be designed according to environmental standards. These products must no longer contain lead, mercury, cadmium, etc. 

Electrical and electronic equipment generates all the more waste as it has an increasingly short lifespan and is subject to overconsumption by households, linked to rapid technological developments and their marketing. 

Devices that are not repaired, collected or recovered can lead to the release of polluting by-products into the environment.

Throw away less, throw away better, give objects a second life Computer hardware

Computer hardware contains valuable raw materials and polluting components. At the end of its life, it is subject to a specific recovery and depollution process for WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment). Driven by the need for quality and innovation, this market is constantly developing: household equipment is multiplying and renewing itself to the point that electricity consumption due to ICT (information and communication technologies) increases by 10% every year. 

Do not throw your old equipment in the trash. The household WEEE sector is organized and financed by the producers of electrical and electronic equipment, who are members of the approved eco-organization Eco-Systèmes.

If you are buying a new one, you can take your old equipment to your dealer. Indeed, since November 15, 2006, distributors are required to ensure the free take-back of the old one when selling new equipment, provided that the product sold and the product taken back are of the same type.

Please note: the packaging of your new equipment may be recyclable. 

Consult the Cardboard packaging, Polystyrene, Plastic film, Paper packaging sheets. 

Websites updated in collaboration with the government such as Ordi2.0 and Recyclage-informatique allow you to find recycling service providers.

If you do not leave your computer equipment with your retailer, deposit it in the room dedicated to WEEE at one of your recycling centres. 

The Computer Clinic has the possibility of recovering your old equipment with a view to recycling parts to troubleshoot any computers in order to reduce repair costs during reconditioning.

Precautions

  Even if your recycling center (or your retailer) agrees to take back the incomplete equipment, it is preferable to bring the entire equipment of your device.
 Do not disassemble your device. The recycling, depollution and recovery sectors will take care of this.
          

Created in 2006 and on the strength of a positive assessment, the WEEE sector has set itself the new objective of a collection rate of 14 kg per year and per inhabitant by 2019 (in 2017, this figure, on the rise, exceeded 10 kg). 

Depollution is carried out on devices containing batteries, cells, chrome plastics.

The non-hazardous plastics and precious metals contained in the electronic cards, as well as the copper contained in the cables and circuits, are recovered.

Since July 2005, new computers and IT equipment must be designed according to environmental standards. These products must no longer contain lead, mercury, cadmium, etc.

Electrical and electronic equipment generates all the more waste as it has an increasingly short lifespan and is subject to overconsumption by households, linked to rapid technological developments and their marketing.

Devices that are not repaired, collected or recovered can lead to the release of polluting by-products into the environment.