Computer Security & Solutions are a leading industrial PC enclosure manufacturer, all their products are manufactured from steel and it got their proprietor Tony thinking, “what if they offered a buy back program?”
Meaning, that if a customer needs to replace old or damaged enclosures, Computer Security & Solutions will buy back the old enclosure – and it doesn’t have to be manufactured by them! The reason being, that the buy – back unit, will be recycled and re-processed to make new steel.
You see, every year the amount of recycled steel increases, more than any other material. Steel is so robust; it is the only material that can be recycled time and time again without any loss of quality. Due to the fact that steel is magnetic, this makes recycling easier.
Computer Security & Solutions discovered when they looked at the figures for recycling, that:
- In 1996, 68 million tonnes of steel was recycled
- Steel’s recycling rate is 65.2% and is greater than aluminium, glass and plastic
- The smelters re-melted 18 billion steel cans into new products – that is the equivalent of 600 cans recycled per second!
- Twelve million tonnes of steel was recycled from the car industry, with a recovery rate of 97.7%
- Steel recycling programs reduce the landfill mass, as well as saving precious natural resources
- Every tonne of steel recycled saves 2,500 pounds of iron ore, 1,400 pounds of coal and 120 pounds of limestone.
Computer Security & Solutions looked at their environmental policy and discovered that they could offer a saving to their customers for recycling, hence the buy back program. This policy is in force from the 1st December 2008.
Their plan is simple, when a customer purchases an industrial computer enclosure, via the buy back program, Computer Security & Solutions ship the replacement unit to them and collect the buy back unit. When the unit is returned, it is then sent to recycling processor, who recycles the steel to make new steel.
With their range of PC enclosures starting at £250 without the buy back, this makes it a win – win situation for any customer and they are the only enclosure manufacturer offering this green service.
