How is technology reused or recycled in large organizations?

Great question! These days, technology is a necessary part of most organizations, no matter what their primary business is. I find this relationship to technology to be a major tell of what the company does with their technology when they're "done" with it.

Some internet service providers, cellular providers, or cloud service providers, for example, would want to "sweat" their assets, getting as much value out of their useful life as possible. This especially applies to the network equipment needed to run their business.

Then there's the whole list of "other" industries--stadiums, sports, fashion, textiles, consumer packaged goods like food or anything else you probably interact with on a daily basis--they need technology to run their business in 2019, but it's not part of the product or service they sell to their customers. These companies might be more open to reselling or reusing technology--either buying new and reselling, or buying used equipment in the first place. It's a great way to save money and it helps the world reduce our dependence on some of the most critical raw materials in electronics, which are often scarce.

My company is very involved in helping start-ups find new ways to harvest and recyle ocean plastics. we also look for new ways to recyle computer components. for instance reuse of gold in computers for jewlry and design. we also reuse old plastics and remold those into computer cases for laptops.

Howdy Mei! Large companies often partner with a company like HPE to recover, reuse where possible, and recycle their tech assets. Here's an overview video of our programs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMo2RgzDHHY