An unique, kinetic Wabi Sabi ring made from recovered platinum from end-of-life {hardware} by means of Lenovo’s Asset Restoration Providers (ARS) is now on public sale right here till 1 Dec, 12:01am AEST. Proceeds from the charity public sale will contribute to ocean clear up initiatives on the Seabin Mission. However the story of this ring didn’t begin right here – it’s all a part of ‘Lenovo Treasured Metals’, an initiative to drive consciousness of Lenovo’s Asset Restoration Providers and harness the facility of the round financial system.

Lenovo has additionally introduced additional sustainability initiatives, together with integrating recycled supplies into merchandise and rising its use of closed-loop recycled plastic (plastic from recycled electronics).

Tapping into an e-waste goldmine: Lenovo Treasured Metals

Not solely does e-waste include plastics and electronics, it additionally comprises extremely beneficial however recoverable supplies comparable to gold, iron, aluminium, and copper. In 2019 alone, the quantity of recoverable materials from e-waste had an estimated worth of US$57 billion – with gold, iron and copper contributing in direction of a major quantity.¹

To spotlight this difficulty, the Lenovo ANZ staff launched ‘Lenovo Treasured Metals’, exploring the potential of retrieving valuable metals and supplies from end-of-life gadgets to allow a round design course of. Lenovo commissioned sustainable jeweller Holly Ryan to create 4 bespoke kinetic rings made from recovered gold, platinum, and sterling silver – respiration new life into previous expertise.

Holly explains, “As a jewelry designer, I’m deeply captivated with sustainability and have constructed my enterprise sourcing recycled metals and moral stones for my designs, which is why I used to be so excited to associate with Lenovo to create these one-off rings. I don’t need to see something ending up in landfill, so it’s all the time been essential to me to not take something farther from the earth. These rings are symbolic of the facility of the round financial system.”

Matt Codrington, MD, Lenovo Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) elaborates, “Taking a round method to e-waste is crucial. We should rethink the lifecycle of expertise merchandise to make sure that each recoverable materials from each single gadget is reused at finish of life. Not solely does this assist to mitigate the damaging results of local weather change, however for companies, collaborating in IT recycling providers, it could actually present each financial and reputational advantages.”

Enabling the round financial system: Everybody has a component to play

The event of technological options is revolutionising provide chains, product design and supplies in a approach that allows the round financial system. A lot of the supplies that make up pc {hardware} could be recycled to create new merchandise, whereas others could be refurbished for reuse.

People could make an enormous distinction in enabling the round financial system, together with opting to make use of gadgets constructed from extra sustainable supplies, comparable to recycled aluminium within the ThinkPad Z13. One of the essential issues to do is to increase the lifetime of present electrical and digital tools (EEE) by making certain that it’s serviced repeatedly or growing computing energy by including RAM or storage capability.

For firms, Lenovo’s Asset Restoration Providers (ARS) is an end-to-end resolution for protected and environmentally pleasant asset disposal. ARS additionally permits organisations to offset the prices of their tech refresh and recuperate worth from decommissioned tools. For bigger organisations, recycling a fleet of round 11,000+ belongings may end in as a lot as USD2 million in financial savings in opposition to their subsequent tech improve. In a decent financial local weather, a possibility to drive extra worth to the enterprise is one that can not be merely neglected.

Past Environmental Advantages

Whereas the environmental advantages converse for themselves, a current Lenovo examine performed in Australia and New Zealand reveals how essential the round financial system has change into for people. 88% of staff mentioned sustainable disposal of e-waste would make them really feel extra optimistic in direction of their employer, whereas 70% mentioned they might need to work for an organization that disposes of e-waste responsibly. That is notably true for youthful generations comparable to Millennials, Gen X, and Gen Z. So not solely are there financial advantages to disposing of e-waste in a sustainable approach, it could actually additionally enhance an organisation’s status with prospects and assist them to draw and retain expertise.

For extra data on how one can recycle your particular person computing e-waste, or to seek out out extra about Lenovo’s ARS service for organisations, log onto your native Lenovo web site. You might also have the ability to discover extra details about recycling different sorts of EEE in your native authorities web site. All of us have a component to play in decreasing e-waste, decreasing emissions, and serving to to avoid wasting our planet.

_{1 Forti V., Baldé C.P., Kuehr R., Bel G. The World E-waste Monitor 2020: Portions, flows and the round financial system potential. United Nations College (UNU)/United Nations Institute for Coaching and Analysis (UNITAR) – co-hosted SCYCLE Programme, Worldwide Telecommunication Union (ITU) & Worldwide Stable Waste Affiliation (ISWA), Bonn/Geneva/Rotterdam.}

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