Circular Computing, a global leader in sustainable IT and notebook remanufacturing, has announced they have been awarded a new contract worth up to €30M with Ireland’s Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to supply remanufactured notebooks to the Irish public sector.
The Government of Ireland, through its ‘Buying Greener’ Green Public Procurement Strategy and Action Plan, has set a target that by 2025 a minimum of 80% of newly procured ICT end-user products will meet the highest environmental standards including that they will have been Remanufactured, Certified to EPEAT Gold or TCO Certified.
The awarding of this contract enables, for the first time in the Irish Public Sector, the procurement of Remanufactured Notebooks. This contract can potentially provide in the region of 60,000 remanufactured notebooks over the four-year term of the agreement.
Green IT will be the sole reseller partner to provide Irish Public Sector customers with Remanufactured Notebooks, helping Circular Computing to gain a significant share of the Irish public sector notebook market.
Uniquely, Circular Computing’s remanufactured notebooks carry the Kitemark of the British Standards Institute, guaranteeing they will be ‘equal to or better than new’ when compared to equivalent brand-new models.
A peer-reviewed scientific study by Cranfield University found that a Circular Computing remanufactured notebook produces only 6.34% of the CO2 compared with an average new notebook. For every Circular Computing remanufactured notebook, approximately 316kg of CO2 emissions are prevented by not buying new.
For just 1,000 notebooks, that is the same as taking 80 cars off the road for a year.
Over 190,000 litres of water is saved from being used for extraction, refining and production of one new computer and its components. That is enough drinking water for over 700 years for the average American. To manufacture the necessary materials to create one notebook, 1,200kg of the Earth’s resources are mined and consumed. Remanufacturing not only prevents the consumption of additional resources, but also avoids the e-waste from the disposal of a notebook.
With Ireland’s status as one of Europe’s tech hubs, the public sector agreement is seen as a significant endorsement of second-life technology and recognition of Circular Computing’s position as a leader in sustainability. Other EU countries will be watching this move with interest and may look to incorporate into their policies.
The agreement will feature remanufactured notebooks from enterprise grade Original Equipment Manufacturers such as HP, Dell and Lenovo.
“Ireland has a deserved reputation as being a haven for technological innovation and this deal shows how it is also leading the way when it comes to embracing the global shift to remanufactured IT,” said Rod Neale, Founder and CEO of Circular Computing. “Over the next four years we look forward to demonstrating the high quality of our products and working with the Government of Ireland to help meet its environmental and climate change goals.
“This feels like an important first step towards a wider sustainable movement and we are confident that the success of the partnership will pave the way for other countries to follow, aiding the push to net zero,” added Neale.
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