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67,000 Servers Get a New Lease on Life

Converge Nextphase

Remember TechTurn? Well, they're not the only enterprise IT asset recycling firm in town.

The folks over at Converge from Peabody, Massachusetts sent word today that they've hit an impressive milestone: responsibly disposing of 35 million pounds of computing equipment in 2006. 25 million pounds of it was remarketed (freshened up and resold) which is a win-win for customers looking for low-cost equipment and the environment.

That means that the company, via its "IT asset disposition services division" NextPhase, spared landfills of 67,000 servers, 80,000 computers, 66,000 printers and a whopping 450,000 monitors. Plus, let's not forget, the mercury, lead and other toxic chemicals they contain.

CEO Frank Cavallaro released the following statement to mark the occasion, " It is critical that businesses take a proactive approach to their IT asset disposal processes, especially as stringent environmental legislation surrounding e-waste becomes law and public perception of green-oriented companies grows."

Beyond the positive PR and the specter of the EPA knocking on your door, Converge argues that computer recycling is just plain good business. They've helped recover $28 million for their customers and partners from their old gear.

Sure beats eBay!

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