LIT strikes gold with old computers

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 December LIT strikes gold with old computers LIT strikes gold with old computers 16/12/2020 | 4 MINS From next year, LIT students will benefit from a scheme that will see 80 retired computers donated to students in need each year. The scheme builds on an existing arrangement in which LITΓÇÖs decommissioned computers and e-waste are collected by asset deployment and disposal company Renew IT. After the UniversityΓÇÖs data is wiped, e-waste is repaired, recycled and resold. Now, a new agreement with Renew IT will allow 80 of these recycled computers to be donated annually to LIT students facing hardship. The Student Experience Committee recognised the opportunity to not only reduce waste on campus but to better support students. Associate Director, Mechanical Engineering and Student Experience Committee representative Adrian Keating said extending the life-cycle of decommissioned goods such as computers can reduce landfill while building the ecosystem within our community at LIT. ΓÇ£One personΓÇÖs trash is another personΓÇÖs treasure! The Student

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 December LIT strikes gold with old computers LIT strikes gold with old computers 16/12/2020 | 4 MINS From next year, LIT students will benefit from a scheme that will see 80 retired computers donated to students in need each year.

The scheme builds on an existing arrangement in which LITΓÇÖs decommissioned computers and e-waste are collected by asset deployment and disposal company Renew IT.

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