However, once life levels out a bit, those electronics may not be needed anymore. Creating a buy-back website where consumers can sell their electronics to be reused and recycled. Once local experts review the items and their quality, sellers will be paid through Venmo, check or PayPal.
Sunnking was founded in and operates several facilities around New York, including a new facility to serve central New York and the capital region. It specializes in collecting, recycling and reselling electronics from companies, residents and municipalities. For Sunnking, this is just a small portion of its efforts to keep business moving during the pandemic.
The company had to furlough some employees and scale back operations because of decreased volume. However, Vice President Adam Shine says resale business has held strong as more people needed computers for home offices, so the buyback website was a natural fit for when those items are no longer needed. As a provider of network equipment, repair and maintenance services, Coppell, Texas-based Sagent focuses on helping companies get the most out of their equipment, seeing recycling as the final option.
Sagent operates in more than 80 countries and serves thousands of customers, including wireless operators, tier-1 telecommunications, cable multiple system operators, Fortune s and original equipment manufacturers. The company uses advanced business analytics and network support services to help customers make better, more informed decisions about repairing, reusing, replacing or reselling network equipment.
CEO Gordon Smith says reduce and reuse are essential and companies should be finding ways to repair, resell and replace goods to best support their businesses.
Having 1, customers in 80 countries allows Sagent to analyze the equipment and find potential uses elsewhere while decommissioning data, so information remains safe. However separating work zones, using personal protective equipment and sanitizing facilities have allowed work to continue, even at a slightly slower pace.
Smith does anticipate more companies wanting to be prepared with more technology for remote work, should this happen again, but does believe we will see a higher level of e-scrap generated as life returns to normal. Blancco Technology Group , Joensuu, Finland, and Carbon Neutral Technology Corp , Ontario, are working together to launch a new calculator that can determine the carbon credit and cash value for information technology IT equipment.
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