After making our own Circulatory commitment the BCC forged a new partnership with charity Little Lives, and now all our old electronic equipment will be available for reuse by disadvantaged young people in London.
Commit
We are fortunate that His Majesty The King is a Patron on the British Chambers of Commerce and were honoured to be invited to contribute to the development of the ReCirculate project and to use our network to promote it.
Plan
While we are already relatively good at recycling, as an office-based business we hadn’t given much thought to the potential for reuse. We used a discussion at a senior leadership team meeting and considered what reusable equipment we regularly throw away, identifying old IT as a specific target for re-use.
Partner
Through internet research we identified a brilliant charity – Little Lives, which runs a Technology Programme, collecting, refurbishing old electronic devices and reallocating them to disadvantaged children across the UK to support digital access and education.
Act
By giving thought to the potential of reuse, the BCC now have a simple but impactful default process for disposing of old IT equipment. We were able to clear a cupboard of old laptops and have already donated 5 machines.
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By giving thought to the potential of reuse, the BCC now have a simple but impactful default process for disposing of old IT equipment. We were able to clear a cupboard of old laptops and have already donated 5 machines.
