Donate your spare computers and get WEEE-compliance thrown in

Computer recycling charity Digital Links, which sends computers to needy causes in Africa, is offering manufacturers a fully WEEE [Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive]-compliant collection, refurbishment and recycling service for redundant IT equipment. Its service includes data erasure using MoD approved software, complete asset tracking right through to the end user, assumption of legal liabilities for equipment and 100% recycling of anything that cannot be reused. “We will work within a manufacturer’s producer compliance scheme so that evidence from our collections can be used to prove they are fulfilling their WEEE obligations,” says Poppy Lyle, corporate relations manager at Digital Links. “We work in partnership with several of the leading asset management companies so can not only offer a quality-assured service, but also have a very large capacity – large and multiple collections are easily accommodated… We can also provide extensive reporting for PR purposes, including the amount of people that will benefit from equipment, where equipment is used etc.” Current PC donors include: educational IT firm RM, DHL, BUPA, Reuters and the Guardian. RM also provides free education software for the causes, which include schools, hospitals, GP surgeries and medical schools throughout Africa.