How to responsibly change your IT office equipment

Every office is equipped with electronics such as telephones, computers, printers, scanners, routers, and many others. Day in and day out electronic equipment keeps a business alive and rolling. It enables administrative assistants, managers, sales workers to do their jobs. A broken computer or printer can create a loss of income for a company, less sales mean less income. That’s why it is important to look after everything in the office where we work including cleaning and maintaining IT equipment.

Computers should be cleaned on a weekly basis. Compressed air spray can be used on mice, keyboards, monitors, computer fans to prevent dust and dirt from building up and possibly causing overheating and any other hardware malfunctions. Simply hold the can upright and aim at any component you want to clean and spray. Every few months computers should be cleaned more thoroughly.

Once every couple of years there be a time when we are making office clearance, and IT equipment must be changed. So declutter your office space and make sure you properly get rid of any unwanted electronic devices.

Old desktop computers, outdated laptops, cellphones, or fax machines that are just stored in the back room, or any cupboard are only taking up valuable space. So before taking the step of disposing of the items make your research on how to do it responsibly.

Why recycle?

For a lot of people, the easiest way to dispose of old IT devices is to drop them in the landfill. But that would be the worst idea because computers contain toxic chemicals which might be dangerous when exposed to humans. At the moment many landfills won’t accept electronics or require a disposal fee.

Computer recycling and any other electronics are allowing to reuse of materials. Metals often like copper, gold, and engineered plastics can be repurposed in completely new products without mining the items from the ground again.

How to recycle old IT equipment?

Once you know what you want to get rid of you must decide if the items can be saved. If they are still working correctly but only need some updates the best is to find someone who will take them. Simply contact the house clearance company, and they will deal with it. They often work with charities and organizations that help others who will gladly take things that are free. When donating a computer remember about your personal data that can be retrieved if not deleted correctly using special software. Professionals can help you with this. They will make sure that all your private information is wiped down from the devices. Electronic data shredding will be performed.

If your devices are not working anymore the same office clearance company can deal with all aspects of IT equipment recycling.

Another easy way of IT equipment recycling is simply checking the shop’s policies. Many electronics manufacturers and stores selling IT equipment offer recycling programs. Sometimes the companies will buy back your old computer or give you a discount on the new device when bringing back your old one.

Remember that responsible recycling is important for the health of the environment and all of us.