How you can make your IT more sustainable
These crucial shifts in your data management approach could drastically improve IT sustainability.
Our oceans are the life force of our planet. We rely on their rich biodiversity to produce over half of our oxygen supply – more than plants and trees combined. They regulate our climate, dictate weather patterns on land, and offer vital sources of food and transportation around the globe. Without oceans, human life would cease to exist. It’s why we introduce sustainable IT solutions to drive action for such troubling issues.
Electronic waste (e-waste) is one of the most rapidly growing forms of ocean pollution. In 2022 alone, 62 million tonnes of e-waste were generated worldwide, but only 22% of it was documented as being properly collected and recycled.*
These annual totals continue to rise, with our global output of e-waste expected to reach over 82 million tonnes by 2030. That’s 16.4 billion African Elephants!
According to industry research, discarded data centres contribute a hefty portion of e-waste from high-income nations. This waste begins on our doorstep but takes the most significant toll on low-income populations and the health of our oceans.
While this future forecast may feel daunting, there are practical shifts you can make today to help ensure your data management approach aligns with environmental health.
At ServiceGRN, we’ve seen how taking care of the planet brings people together. We’re committed to offering a wide range of sustainable IT solutions, to make it easy for you to do the same.
What is E-waste and How Does it Relate to Enterprise Data?
E-waste consists of all electrical and electronic devices discarded after use. When improperly recycled, they become toxic to the environment.
Hazardous materials like lead, mercury, and cadmium, contaminate our soil, air, and waterways and eventually end up in our oceans. Burning, landfilling with conventional waste, shredding plastic coatings, and acid leaching are just a few more examples of how e-waste can be poorly managed, even at designated sites.**
Aside from the serious consequences these methods have on human health, the cost to marine life is detrimental.
Companies that rely on large-scale data centres have an enormous opportunity to help safeguard our oceans. Improving how we consume and dispose of IT systems is essential to turning the tide against e-waste in the oceans.
Fortunately, change begins with the choices we make each day – as individuals and as corporate leaders.
As a forerunner in your industry, you lead by example. Whether with customers or partners, your dedication to an environmentally-conscious approach communicates the high standards they can expect.
Extend the Life of Your IT Assets Without Sacrificing Quality or Security
Your data is immensely valuable. It puts you on the cutting edge of innovation and keeps your operations running smoothly. We’re here to ensure you don’t have to compromise on security or functionality to take care of our planet.
End-of-service life dates (EOSL) from manufacturers encourage us to invest in the latest technology, even before necessary. The cycle of excess consumption promotes further use of raw materials and plastic production, adding to the rapidly growing e-waste concern.
When you partner with ServiceGRN, we happily maintain your hardware beyond end-of-service-life dates from manufacturers to eliminate the need for premature product replacement.
Our wide range of comprehensive support is designed to meet all of your needs, in one place. Access to our global inventory of spare parts means you always have what you need, when you need it most, to ensure your products continue to perform at their highest. This powers you to save time, energy, and money while reducing your environmental impact.
Breaking the Cycle of E-waste While Saving You Money
Eco-friendly practices are not only the way of the future, but they’re also the wisest way to maximise your budget. Our customers are proof that extending the life cycle of your IT hardware will drastically improve your ROI too. And that’s just one of many sustainable IT solutions we offer.
Replacing your EOL or EOSL hardware is costly for your company despite often still having fully functioning systems.
We understand how stressful this can be, especially when it’s unexpected. That’s why we offer elite server maintenance across a variety of supported OEMs to give you ultimate contract flexibility and extend the life of your current hardware, for a fraction of the cost.
Our partners save up to 80% compared to original equipment manufacturer contracts, retaining hard-earned money to invest where it matters most instead of on unnecessary product replacements.
What Happens When Your Server, Storage, and Network Equipment Is Truly Out of Date?
When it’s finally time to retire your assets, we’ve got you covered. We’ll make an offer to buy, recycle, and dispose of your equipment that’s no longer in use – giving you the greatest possible return while minimising your impact on our planet.
ServiceGRN offers secure and certified data removal, so you’ll feel confident knowing your sensitive information is protected. Our experts decommission IT assets on-site before packing and transporting your unneeded items to our processing facility. (You’ll receive a receipt for all assets collected and your offer amount.)
We then test, grade, refurbish, and repair IT assets to evaluate whether they can be reused or are ready to be properly recycled. All leftover components are disposed of safely and responsibly – with confirmation of certified electronic waste disposal.
As a certified carbon-positive company, you can rest assured we’re taking every precaution to consider environmental impacts throughout each step of our process.
Some of the ServiceGRN team completing a beach clean in Bournemouth, UK.
At ServiceGRN we believe it’s important to take care of each other and our oceans – and we’re excited to partner with companies that share these values.
Transforming how we consume and recycle IT equipment to reduce e-waste on a global scale also cultivates greater financial prosperity. We’re passionately focused on finding new ways to protect the environment while delivering the same quality of service you expect.
Our active commitment to change is an ongoing effort with the support of Positive Planet UK and Climate Partner. By joining together with a common goal, we enhance our ability to preserve ocean health and secure a sustainable future for our planet.
Find out how you can transform to sustainable IT solutions below:
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