Asus E-waste Management

What is E-waste

E-waste is an acronym for Electronic Waste, E-waste means any outdated or obsolete electronic device, it can be found everywhere home, the office's in your pocket to name a few. In today's world, the growing technology has made more & more usage of electronic devices. Users tend to update their electronic devices faster than ever before, The production of electronic devices is at an all-time high.

Why do we need proper E-waste Management

Old computers, notebook computers, and other electronic equipment contain hazardous chemicals that can be harmful to the environment when disposed of in a landfill with trash. By recycling, the metals, plastics, and components found in an old computer will be broken down and reused to make new products. And, the environment is protected from any uncontrolled release of harmful chemicals.

How to Manage

After we went through what E-waste is & why do we need E-waste Management, let us look briefly the 2 main components of the same, namely how it should be properly channelized & whats the final recycling process.

Proper Channelization

Channelization means how the process will work, how a normal user can help as this is also a responsibility of End-user as well as Companies to channelize things properly for smooth flow.
For E.g. A user can either send their Electronics waste to a particular point or call to the companies taking initiative for E-waste Management.

As we have gone through the basics of E-waste, lets see what Asus is doing in terms of E-waste Management

ASUS provides free recycling to IT customers in India. If a user would like to dispose of any of their old IT products belonging to the given categories, irrespective of the brands, Asus welcomes everyone to bring them to Asus e-waste collection points and they will ensure their safe and proper disposal.

Below are the Category which can be Recycled:

• Mobile Phone
• Tablet
• Notebook
• Projector
• LCD Monitor
• PC, All in One PC, Min PC, EBox and PC accessory
• Other related products, such as motherboards, media cards, Internet equipment, optical access equipment
  

Green ASUS initiative

With #GreenASUS, we strive to work towards sustainable, eco-friendly technologies that safeguard the environment. We also became the first notebook manufacturer to receive the EPD as well as EU Flower Eco certificates and the first among the Top 10 IT manufacturers to receive the Japan Eco Mark. ASUS has tied-up with one of the major recycler in India for proper recycling and /or disposal of the collected e-waste. These collection points are opened in 40 strategic locations, where customers can come and deposit their e-waste.

To get more information, please visit the recycling website (http://asus.in/ewastemanagement/) to submit your product recycling service request through the online form, or call toll-free number 1800-2090365 to get assistant from the designated specialist.