Electrical and Electronic Equipment Reuse Activities
at Rehab Recycle (Ireland)
Dr. Stewart Hickey
Rehab Recycle
Life Med International Workshop – 25/26/27 January 2017
Life Med project - LIFE13 ENV/IT/000620
Paper and Cardboard Recycling
Paper and Cardboard Recycling
Just-in-Time Supply Manufacturing
Retail
IT Reuse Activities at Rehab Recycle
Service Offerings – Rehab Tallaght1. Information Security Management
2. Sales of refurbished equipment to brokers
3. Sales of refurbished equipment to end users (e.g. schools and charities)
4. Scrap Sales
Tallaght Site Security
• Secure Access Site
• All staff Garda vetted
• 30+ Security Cameras
• Secure Quarantine Section
• Dell take back partner
• Assets securely checked in and assessed for reuse
• Standards
– ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001
– PAS 141/R2
– NIST SP 800-88
Security and Process
• Data destroyed using Blancco in order to reuse the asset
• For systems which fail to Blancco the hard disk is destroyed
• Data destruction report is returned within 15 working days
Security and Process
• Repair work is carried out
• Systems rebuilt using Microsoft Windows 9 OS
• Cleaned & packed
• Stored in secure warehouse until dispatch
Security and Process
• Functionality Testing
– RAM, Graphics Cards
• Dismantle
– Base Units
– Servers
– Laptops
– Switches
– Routers
Functionality Test\Dismantle
• Cooperative Training Programme with Rehab NLN– Enabled over 80 students with
learning difficulties to attain their FETAC levels since 2014
• Fun Environment for Staff!– In work initiatives (e.g. Cake
Bake Off)– Staff nights out (upcoming
dog night in Sept).– Holiday raffles (e.g. easter
eggs, secret santa etc.)
Staff/Student Nurturing & Development
Legal Developments in 2015• Organisations must be approved and registered with
Ireland’s ‘WEEE Register Society Ltd.’ before they are granted access to WEEE for the purposes of ‘preparing for re-use’
• 2 nominated collection points for approved organisations
• Criteria for registration
– Facility Permit
– Waste Collection Permit
– PAS 141
– Product Indemnity insurance
– Terms & Conditions (e.g. 6 month warranty etc.)
•
Rehab Recycle approved as Ireland’s first Preparing for reuse of WEEE Organisation in June 2015
LHA Reuse Activities at Rehab
Summary
• In Ireland, the B2B domain for reuse of IT Equipment is well established whereas in the B2C domain preparing for reuse of WEEE is very much a start-up initiative
• Regulation and standards are important success factors for reuse activities
• Re-use in the B2C domain is an exciting business opportunity
• High attention to detail must be given to business models
• Working with staff with disabilities requires a unique management approach
Questions
Stewart HickeyRegional Operations ManagerRehab RecycleUnit 77Broomfield RoadTallaght.Dublin 24
Email: [email protected]