Menu Old computers to be given second life Old computers to be given second life The University has launched an environmentally-friendly project to reuse older computers rather than recycling them. Funded by , the £25,000 pilot scheme takes unwanted machines from a department, upgrades the software and hardware, and passes them to an area that needs them. A goal has been set to internally reuse 100 PC by August 2016. To date, 20 PCs have been reused as part of the project. Reusing vs recycling Reusing PCs is more environmentally friendly than recycling. It reduces the resources needed to produce new items, the costs associated with buying new equipment, and the energy used during recycling. Computers are donated to the scheme because their processing power may be insufficient for a departm
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