Maxitech.biz, the not-for-profit recycling company, is asking the IT directors of London and UK based companies to donate their old PCs rather than dump them, so they can be put to good use through their environmentally and socially beneficial programmes.
Maxitech uses the equipment to support activities such as the new ‘Voice & Choice’ initiative from Age Concern. Voice & Choice is all about getting the voice of people over 55 heard in the Borough of Islington and will be launched on Wednesday 27 October. Maxitech has donated 10 recycled computers as a prize draw.
Peter Paduh, managing director of Maxitech.biz, says: "Annually an estimated two million working Pentium, or equivalent PCs, are dumped in landfill sites in the UK. Most organisations upgrade IT systems every three years, which is expected to create 315 million obsolete computers worldwide. We are calling upon London businesses to consider donating some of their obsolete equipment to benefit the community. There are thousands of older people over the age of 55 on low incomes who cannot afford to buy a computer for home use but who could benefit from having one."
Schemes for disposal of redundant equipment can be found at www.maxitech.biz.
21-Oct-2004
