The major problems facing our environment today, relating to IT equipment, revolve around the production, use and disposal of this developing product stream. A study by the United Nations University revealed that energy used in the production of a typical desktop computer is the equivalent to burning 260kg of fossil fuels. Over a typical life of a PC, that means 80% of all the energy used will have been consumed during manufacturing. These problems won’t go away, but with careful consideration, we can work towards a sustainable future.

Two major EU directives have set out to combat the problems surrounding the manufacture and disposal of all electrical and electronic equipment, the first being RoHS (Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances). This limits the levels of chemicals, such as lead and mercury, within the production of IT equipment and other electrical and electronic products.

The other directive, which started in January 2007, is the WEEE (Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment) directive. This places the responsibility for safe disposal of IT waste with the producers and retailers. With the introduction of the WEEE legislation, ReBOOT has become an essential part of Moray's IT waste strategy and recycles computer equipment from householders, businesses and public services from across the county. We also recycle equipment throughout the north of Scotland.

ReBOOT is registered with the Scottish Environmental Agency (SEPA) as an Authorised Treatment Facility (ATF) and holds a Waste Transport Licence and Exemptions for Activity Schedule 3, Para 47 for 'Repair and/or Refurbishment of WEEE and Para 48 for 'The Storage of WEEE pending recovery elsewhere'.

We offer an environmentally safe and legal route to all your redundant IT problems. All equipment taken is securely wiped, using industry standard software, and then diagnostically assessed for re-use. If the hardware does not meet the current specification requirements, it will be carefully dismantled, and all components either re-used or recycled in an environmentally sound way.

We can take all types of IT hardware and software. All working systems that meet the required specification will be re-built, cleaned and electrically tested for re-use, offering affordable technology for all.