Susan Smith - Economic Opportunities From PC Reuse And Recycling
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Accelerating Asia Summit Economic, Social and Environmental Opportunities for PC Reuse and Recycling Susan Smith – MAR Business Development - Asia & Americas Panel: • Sim Bajaj: SPW- Managing Director, Malaysia • Gary Steele: TES-AMM – Director, Singapore/Australia • Scott Millington: Work Ventures – Head IT, Australia
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Transcript of Susan Smith - Economic Opportunities From PC Reuse And Recycling
Accelerating Asia Summit
Economic, Social and Environmental Opportunities for
PC Reuse and Recycling
Susan Smith – MAR Business Development - Asia & Americas
Panel:
• Sim Bajaj: SPW- Managing Director, Malaysia
• Gary Steele: TES-AMM – Director, Singapore/Australia
• Scott Millington: Work Ventures – Head IT, Australia
Secondary PC market opportunity
Disposed 35%
Stored 21%
Non-Commercial
Resale 10%
Repurposed 14%
Donated 2%
Commercial Resold 18%
Other 20%
Secondary PCs
According to the Gartner research firm, roughly one in every 12 PCs in use worldwide is a ‘secondary PC’.
• Global installed base of PCs is ~1.2 Billion units
• In 2010 an estimated 231.5 million units exited the installed base as secondary PCs
Accelerating Asia Summit
Economic, Social and Environmental Opportunities for
PC Reuse and Recycling
• PC Refurbishing Market perspective
• Value of Secondary PCs /Legislation positives and challenges
• Ambition for Asia Pacific’s PC refurbish market
Accelerating Asia Summit
Secondary Refurbisher PC market resources:
MAR and RRP Programs:
– http://www.microsoft.com/refurbishedpcs/
Basel Convention:
– Guideline on Environmentally Sound Testing, Refurbishment, and Repair of Used Equipment
– Guideline on Environmentally Sound Testing, Refurbishment, and Repair of Used Equipment
SPW Enterprise IT: http://spwenterpriseit.com/
TES-AMM: http://www.tes-amm.com/
WorkVenture Ltd: http://www.workventures.com.au/
