[Sigkm-l] Sigkm-l Digest, Vol 50, Issue 2

[Tara Mani Dahal]

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> Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:46:50 +0530 (IST)
> From: Puna Das <puna_05 at yahoo.co.in>
> Subject: [Sigkm-l] Publication of practical guide to computer
> 	recycling
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> Publication of practical guide to computer recycling
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> UNESCO is launching a free practical guide to computer recycling for
> entrepreneurs and project sponsors, on the occasion of a conference on
> Digital Solidarity being held in Lyon (France). UNESCO?s partners in this
> project are the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME),
> French consultants Tic Ethic, non-governmental organizations, Emma?s
> Solidarit? Ouagadougou and Ateliers du Bocage, along with the United Nations
> Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
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> The publication of this guide comes amidst growing concern over the impact
> computer equipment waste on health and environment. According to the
> International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the Gartner consultancy,
> there will be almost 4 billion mobile telephones in use by the end of this
> year, while the number of personal computers has already passed the billion
> mark. The good news behind these figures is that the digital divide is
> shrinking - 58% of computers are in developed countries but, this share is
> expected to drop to 30% by 2014 when the total number of personal computers
> should reach two billion. But there is another side to the coin: this year,
> almost 180 million computers have been replaced by new machines, and an
> estimated 35 million computers dumped, despite the toxic substances they
> contain.
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> The Entrepreneur?s Guide to Computer Recycling is published in English, and
> will soon also be available in French. The purpose of the guide is to help
> develop the skills required to handle the growing flux of waste generated by
> the market for new and used computers so as to protect the environment and
> public health. This global problem particularly affects developing
> countries.
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> The project also aims to support the emergence of new business
> opportunities. It should prove useful for NGOs and local development
> stakeholders in fostering small and micro entrepreneurships. In addition,
> the open license of the guidebook will allow interested parties to create
> versions adapted to local conditions and particular contexts.
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> The guidebook, which can be downloaded free of charge
> (www.ticethic.com/guide), will be supplemented by an operational module
> containing an inventory of waste recycling processes, practical advice and
> case studies from recycling plants in Burkina Faso, France and India.
>
> Reuse of obsolete or unwanted IT and computer equipment is the preferred
> option, rather than destruction. It allows other users to benefit from the
> equipment at low cost, extends the return on energy and resources used in
> manufacturing the products and reduces the quantity of devices entering the
> waste stream. Reuse may require repair, refurbishment or upgrade.
>
> Equipment and components not fit for reuse should be disassembled and
> processed to recover raw materials in an environmentally sound manner. PCs
> contain valuable ferrous (e.g. iron), non-ferrous (e.g. aluminium and
> copper) and precious metals, such as gold, palladium, silver, indium and
> gallium that can be retrieved. The rising value of raw materials makes
> recycling more economically viable and attractive.
>
> Internet support will soon be available with a forum on which entrepreneurs
> will be able to discuss their experiences. Considering that the number of
> PCs used in China, for example, is expected to rise from 55 million in 2007
> to half a billion in 2015, there should be much to discuss.
>
> The Entrepreneur's Guide to Computer Recycling
> Authors : Benoit VARIN and Pierre-Etienne ROINAT
> Download the guidebook: http://www.ticethic.com/guide/
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>  Anup Kumar Das
>  New Delhi, India
>  http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com
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