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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

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Paper and Cardboard Recycling

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Paper and Cardboard Recycling

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Just-in-Time Supply Manufacturing

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Retail

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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

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Tallaght Site Security

• Secure Access Site

• All staff Garda vetted

• 30+ Security Cameras

• Secure Quarantine Section

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• 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

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• 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

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• Repair work is carried out

• Systems rebuilt using Microsoft Windows 9 OS

• Cleaned & packed

• Stored in secure warehouse until dispatch

Security and Process

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• Functionality Testing

– RAM, Graphics Cards

• Dismantle

– Base Units

– Servers

– Laptops

– Switches

– Routers

Functionality Test\Dismantle

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• 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

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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.)

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Rehab Recycle approved as Ireland’s first Preparing for reuse of WEEE Organisation in June 2015

LHA Reuse Activities at Rehab

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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

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Questions

Stewart HickeyRegional Operations ManagerRehab RecycleUnit 77Broomfield RoadTallaght.Dublin 24

Email: [email protected]