One Waste Disposal Visit at a Time

With our ‘One Step at a Time’ sustainability efforts making a difference all over Consensus, a group of our fantastic Sustainability Ambassadors had the pleasure of visiting our electrical waste disposal & Strategic Lifecycle Services partner KOCycle – B Corp™ – to find out exactly what happens when we send away our old & broken IT equipment to be recycled!

With a mission to put social responsibility at the forefront of everything they do, KOCycle has been ensuring that an incredible 0% of out IT equipment ends up in landfill, and supporting us in working towards our sustainability goals. Gathering IT equipment from our services & our central support offices, everything from laptops to keyboards to wire cables is being recycled, with everyone coming together to recycle out IT waste responsibly.

Supported by Servium, everyone had a fun & insightful day touring around the facility and having in-depth demonstrations and discussions about the intricate recycling and disposal methods – who knew recycling could be so interesting? Learning about the different machines and the step-by-step recycling process, everyone left the factory with a greater appreciation for the impact that responsible lifecycle management can have on the planet.

And so far to-date, with the support of Servium and the manufacturing powers of KOCycle, we’ve…

Had 544 assets collected, recycled 322 items, reused 222 items, and sent 0% to landfill.
Saved an estimated 93,795 KG of CO2e from reaching the atmosphere
Planted 220 trees

Incredible statistics, showing the incredible impact responsible waste management has on our planet.

Following the visit, we’ve also been lucky enough to receive a generous £100 donation from our IT & recycling partner Servium for a charity of our choice, where we’ve donated the money to the Migraine Trust, supporting.