The end-of-use tech finding a new life at HPE’s Technology Renewal Center
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According to 2023 figures from the World Economic Forum, around 53.6 million metric tons of e-waste is produced every year worldwide. Combating that is HPE’s Technology Renewal Center (TRC) at Erskine, just outside Glasgow in Scotland. It takes in around 3 million pieces of end of use tech every year to help it find a new life. In fact, according to HPE's figures, 9.2 million assets have been put back into use over the last 3 years. This week, Michael’s been out visiting the Technology Renewal Center to discover how end of use tech is getting a second chance, with his guide, Ray McGann: Managing Director of HPE Financial Services Ireland, and Worldwide Enterprise IT Asset Lifecycle Leader. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it. Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-mcgann-978b98a/?originalSubdomain=ie Sources and statistics cited in this episode:HPE's figures on the performance of the Technology Renewal Center: https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/services/asset-lifecycle.htmlWorld Economic Forum report on e-waste: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/the-enormous-opportunity-of-e-waste-recycling/
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