Computers for Irish Schools Ltd. (CFIS) is a new initiative set up to allow companies to donate working computers to Irish Schools
CFIS will take equipment, which is not quite ready for the recycling bin, and prepare it for donation to designated Schools. Equipment, which is deemed suitable is tested, cleaned and prepared for donation. Each machine is checked to see if it meets a minimum specification, wiped of any data or corporate information using U.S Department of Defence Software and donated to a designated school, with a maximum of 20 machines per school.
If Required, CFIS produce a detailed report including, serial numbers of machines received, a certificate stating that hard drives have been wiped, that CFIS have taken ownership of the equipment and a certificate of donation, which will include the name of school who received the machines. Donor companies are listed on our website, unless they wish to remain anonymous
When the equipment donated becomes obsolete or too old to maintain it will be taken back from the schools and recycled through Electronic Recycling in Dublin. The schools must return the equipment for recycling as part of their donation contract, this ensures that all equipment is disposed of in an environmental friendly manner with no obligation or costs to the schools or the original donating company
This initiative has been put in place by Electronic Recycling in Dublin who noticed that a percentage of IT equipment, received for recycling, was of a high enough specification to be used in a school environment. Companies are paying to have their equipment recycled and although it costs more to prepare the computers for schools, Electronic Recycling cover this expense so that there is no cost to the schools and no extra charge to companies whose equipment is donated.
The program also includes a mobile phone recycling initiative that provides sports equipment vouchers to schools for old mobile phones
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