1. 25 years of saving computers from the landfill
INTRO
UNIVERSITY – no psychology
HOW LANGUAGE CHANGES
I’m here to share our reuse story, outline our role within the circular economy and some equivalencies on why computer reuse matters to our shared environment.
25 years of saving computers from the landfill

2. CFS back story –
Formed in 1993
Announced by Kim Campbell

3. Programs We Deliver Computers for Schools Program
Technical Work Experience Program
Computers for Students

4. Inception story
Announced by Kim Campbell

5. We’ve Been Around Since the 90’s
Y2K Stories – big donations
Who donors were
Marketing included “saving computers from the landfill”
By the 2000’s our eyes had been opened to the evils of electronic waste and illegal export and we started seeing images from

6. We are not an organization that saves equipment from the land fill – but we certainly DELAY entry
Strict donation standards because we paid for the privilege of recycling others e-waste

9. What goes into a computer?
To make a new computer we have to…
Mine & extract resources
Transport
Manufacture parts
Assemble computer
Retail
Voila – it’s on your desk

10. What goes into a computer?
To make a new computer we have to…
Mine & extract resources
Transport
Manufacture parts
Assemble computer
Retail
Voila – it’s on your desk

11. What is a Circular Economy?
Raw Materials
Raw Materials
Recycle
Production
Production
Reuse
Use
Use
A circular economy is a regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emission, and energy leakage are minimized by slowing, closing, and narrowing energy and material loops. This can be achieved through long-lasting design, maintenance, repair, reuse, remanufacturing, refurbishing, and closed recycling loops.
Dispose
Dispose
Traditional linear model
“take, make, & dispose”
Circular model

12. How we deliver a Circular Economy
Traditional linear model for computer industry
Raw Material Extraction
Raw Materials
Transport
Recycle
Parts Manufacturing
Production
Transport
Reuse
Product Manufacturing
Use
Transport
Retailer
Dispose
Transport
User
Transport
Disposal

13. How we deliver a Circular Economy
Circular model for computer industry in BC
Raw Material Extraction
Raw Materials
Transport
Recycle
Parts Manufacturing
Production
Transport
Recycling
Reuse
Product Manufacturing
Use
Transport
Retailer
Dispose
Transport
Refurbish & Reuse
User *
Transport
Disposal

14. Can you guess…

15. 80%

16. That’s a lot of precious resources going
Did you know?
Making a computer and its screen takes:
240 kg of fossil fuels;
22 kg of chemicals;
and 5 tons of water.
That’s a lot of precious resources going
into our computers. We really need to ensure that the useful life is being extended as long as possible.

19. What We Do Collect tech Youth training program Refurbish tech
Distribute tech across BC

20. We have refurbished over 165,000 computers & laptops

21. What can you do to help?

22. Donate
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28. Thank you! Mary-Em Waddington mwaddington@reusetechbc.ca 604-250-9936