The Green IT Guide: Ten Steps Toward Sustainable and Carbon-Neutral IT Infrastructure

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M. HalseyThe Green IT Guidehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8057-7_5

5. Effectively Recycling and Repurposing IT Equipment

Mike Halsey¹  

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Genouillac, France

 

Every dog has his day, as the saying goes, and it’s the same with our computers, smartphones, operating systems, and even that piece of software you’ve been using like forever because it just works and does exactly what you need. I still use Microsoft PhotoDraw which was released all the way back in 1999, as I just can’t be arsed¹ learning Photoshop for just occasional use.

We all hate saying goodbye to the things we love. I remember back in 2014 when all support ended for Windows XP. Because XP didn’t ...