Normally, we buy a computer, use it for maybe two years, sometimes less, and it’s headed for the landfill. A more conscious user might just recycle the parts and use them for something else. An even better idea is this new system that never gets obsolete and so never requires throwing away.
This Jocko Chan designed computer for Dell provides an easy update of better components. Called LOOP, the system is ordered online and delivered directly to your home. All upgrades are available to rent for a limited period of time with an additional charge. The company’s employees would take care of all repair and enhancements. The components which are working in good condition are re-used whereas all other components are taken back for recycling.
Pretty sweet idea. But would people use this service?
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My name is Michelle and I work at Dell. We were all inspired by Jocko’s design, along with all the other ideas entered alongside his in last year’s ReGeneration International Green Computing Technology Design Competition. To be clear, though, LOOP isn’t a real Dell product and isn’t on our roadmap. That said, our design teams continue working hard to ensure our computers are as environmentally-responsible as possible, from the materials used to construct them, to the energy it takes to power them, to the ease of recycling them. You can learn more about Dell’s green initiatives at http://www.dell.com/earth.
In spite of MichelleAtDell’s admirable PR attempt,
I believe that if people are given relevant information and clear guidelines on upgrading hardware and recycling their old components, it is something that is possible today.
With that in mind, the following link to Waste Online, provides you with your local “UK computer recyclers and refurbishers”