Birmingham City Council and
Digital
Birmingham have joined forced with local firm Secure IT
Disposals to spearhead an initiative to help residents get rid of
their old PCs.
As part of the Birmingham Climate Change Festival, the scheme is
aimed at helping Birmingham residents wave goodbye to their old,
unwanted computers and IT equipment in an environmentally friendly
and secure way - and at the same time aims to help local charities
and community groups take their first step on the IT ladder.
All equipment collected under the scheme will be recycled or, if
still working, offered to local charities or community groups free
of charge. The original owners can rest assured that their personal
data is safe as the company completely wipes or shreds the hard
drive, preventing identity theft.
Birmingham City Council deputy leader Paul Tilsley, who heads up
the Digital Birmingham partnership, said, "Recent statistics show
over 6 million items of electronic equipment are thrown away
annually in the UK, with only 20% of them recycled. Our partnership
with Secure IT will help Birmingham residents reduce this mountain
of IT waste that would otherwise be sent to landfill, and benefit
local charities and community groups along the way."
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