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Susan Smith - Economic Opportunities From PC Reuse And Recycling
1. Economic, Social and
Environmental Opportunities for
PC Reuse and Recycling
Accelerating Asia Summit
Susan Smith – MAR Business Development - Asia & Americas
Panel:
• Sim Bajaj: SPW- Managing Director, Malaysia
• Gary Steele: TES-AMM – Director, Singapore/Australia
• Scott Millington: Work Ventures – Head IT, Australia
2. Secondary PC market opportunity
According to the Gartner research firm, roughly one
in every 12 PCs in use worldwide is a ‘secondary PC’.
• Global installed
base of PCs is
~1.2 Billion units
Secondary PCs • In 2010 an
estimated 231.5
million units
Non-
Commercial Donated exited the
Repurposed 2%
Resale
10% 14% installed base as
Stored
secondary PCs
21%
Other
Commercial Resold
20%
18%
Disposed
35%
3. Economic, Social and
Environmental Opportunities for
PC Reuse and Recycling
Accelerating Asia Summit
• PC Refurbishing Market perspective
• Value of Secondary PCs /Legislation positives and
challenges
• Ambition for Asia Pacific’s PC refurbish market
4. Secondary Refurbisher PC
market resources:
Accelerating Asia Summit
MAR and RRP Programs:
– http://www.microsoft.com/refurbishedpcs/
Basel Convention:
– Guideline on Environmentally Sound Testing, Refurbishment, and Repair of
Used Equipment
– Guideline on Environmentally Sound Testing, Refurbishment, and Repair of
Used Equipment
SPW Enterprise IT: http://spwenterpriseit.com/
TES-AMM: http://www.tes-amm.com/
WorkVenture Ltd: http://www.workventures.com.au/