Sustainbility - Environment - Sustainable practices

Environment

Awareness of our environmental impact is all around us through the media, legislation and ultimately our actions. We all have an obligation to protect our valuable planet for future generations. RDC recognise the important part we have to play. Through sustainable practices we have and continue to lead ways in which used technology can be better managed with an emphasis on reuse rather than simply recycling. Where we are left with no alternative but to recycle obsolete or failed equipment, we have best practice processes to reduce the environmental impact through the following ways:

Since April 2002 RDC has sent no IT waste to landfill — exceeding WEEE Directive targets.
Since 1998 over 6 million ICT items have been reused or recycled through RDC.
Energy saving ‘switch-off’ projects; use of Carbon Trust posters led to a reduction of 7% in electricity used per item processed by RDC.
RDC maintain environmentally responsible procurement of packaging products using 100% recycled cardboard and biodegradable packing.
RDC also recycle non-IT waste— with recycling rates now exceeding over 99% of all material handled.
RDC is assessed as a low level energy user through an Envirowise study in 2008.
In June 2009, RDC was selected to promote the message of Resource Efficiency in the East of England – www.resourceefficiencyeast.org.uk.

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