5.26 Include e-waste, right to repair, and recycling policies
Business Strategy And Product Management
Include policies and documentation explaining how sustainable e-waste, recycling, repairing, and refurbishment are handled.
Criteria
- E-waste policy: Human-testable
Establish specific policies around e-waste recycling and repair owned technology products whenever possible.- E-waste Policy Toolkit
- Electronic waste
- How Companies Are Addressing The e-waste Problem
- How to write an environmental policy
- How to write an environmental policy (PDF)
- Materials & Parts
- Sources and Streams of Electronic Waste
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 3 – Health & Well-being
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 7 – Sustainable Energy
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 11 – Human Habitats
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 12 – Consumption & Production
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 13 – Climate Change
- Recycling and repairing: Human-testable
Form relationships with local partners for e-waste recycling and repair.- All 50 States Have Now Introduced Right to Repair Legislation
- Carbon Emission Implications of ICT Re-use at the University of Edinburgh (PDF)
- Future trends of Green All Optical Networks and ICT Infrastructure in a large context
- GPF – General Policy Framework (PDF) – 2.7 – Specifications (Maintainence & Decomissioning)
- GR491 – 4-8047 – Repair Over Replace
- GR491 – 4-8048 – End-Of-Life
- How Your Business Can Unpack and Prioritize Sustainability Through Recycling
- Reduce, reuse, recycle
- To Green the Internet, We Need RIPE
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 3 – Health & Well-being
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 7 – Sustainable Energy
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 11 – Human Habitats
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 12 – Consumption & Production
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 13 – Climate Change
- Refurbishment strategy: Human-testable
Buy refurbished equipment whenever possible.- 21 Reasons Why Refurbished IT is the Future
- From E-Waste to Eco-Friendly: The Real Impact of Refurbished Tech
- How To Effectively Use Second-Hand Products In Your Business
- Making the sustainability case for refurbished tech
- The rise of refurbished tech: How marketers can drive sustainable consumer choices
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 3 – Health & Well-being
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 7 – Sustainable Energy
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 11 – Human Habitats
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 12 – Consumption & Production
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 13 – Climate Change
- Right to repair: Human-testable
Allow consumers to repair the consumables they purchase to the best of their ability, offering replacement components if possible at cost, and provide clear instructions to help resolve faults that occur.- Digitization and the Environment
- GPF – General Policy Framework (PDF) – 2.7 – Specifications (Maintainence & Decomissioning)
- GR491 – 4-8047 – Repair Over Replace
- GR491 – 4-8048 – End-Of-Life
- The Fight for the Right to Repair Around the World
- To Green the Internet, We Need RIPE
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 3 – Health & Well-being
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 7 – Sustainable Energy
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 11 – Human Habitats
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 12 – Consumption & Production
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 13 – Climate Change
Benefits
- Economic
Extending the shelf-life of hardware and clear e-waste and recycling policies reduce costs. - Environment
Following clear e-waste and recycling policies reduces environmental impact and promotes circularity, while also extending the shelf life of hardware. When coupled with clear philanthropic policies, donated hardware can also support resource-constrained charities.
GRI
- Materials: High
- Energy: High
- Water: High
- Emissions: High