The Matcha Initiative
Join usBefore going for brand new equipment, ask yourself: Do you really need one? If so, for performance or optimization, go ahead. But think twice.
If you need lighter/less performant devices, prefer secondhand.
• Utilize certified pre-owned products whenever possible in order to support legacy and/or non-revenue generating workloads and applications.
• For greater reliability, look for items that have been refurbished, either by the manufacturer or seller with warranty (12 months) so even if you do receive a faulty unit you should get a replacement. A refurbished device is one that has been restored to full working order and should work exactly the same as new.
To help you find the way in so many devices, see below a short recap of some devices' lifespan: see chart below.
These average lifespans are for information purposes only and show how long devices keep their highest performance level.
50% less
carbon footprint by extending your computer life from 2 to 4 years, as 80% of carbon footprint comes from manufacturing.
(Ademe - Sept 2019)
18 months
is the average use of a smartphone when actually its lifespan is 5 years.
Dell Factory Outlet provides refurbished Dell computers, monitors, desktops stations and workstations, servers and storage according to stocks.
Certified refurbished products are previously open/used products and come with a 1 year warranty. These products are submitted to a careful refurbishing process to achieve quality and performance standards.
To contact them, engage conversation through their "chat to buy" button.
ElectronicsCrazy is an online electronics marketplace in Singapore.
They deal in ten most popular categories including mobile phones, computers and laptops, cameras, network switches, smart power sockets...
They have a wide range of certified refurbished computers and other refurbished items.
PC Dreams restores second-hand computers, smartphones and other devices to put them back on the market.
To reduce electronic waste, they either refurbish the devices for sale, donate them to charities or recycle them with recycling partners.They also provide other services like logistics or online retail solutions.
Plurium Technologies is an alternative distributor of networking and IT equipment. They help companies to reduce the cost of their infrastructure by optimising the lifecycle of their hardware and by contributing actively to the circular economy.
They offer 2 different services both for companies with extra IT hardware to dispose, and for companies willing to reduce their carbon footprint and cost of ownership:
Reebelo consists of a team of experienced people who have expertise in electronics and second-hand business.
Reebelo buy used electronics from business partners as well as from private individuals for their repair team to renew the electronics and test them, before they put them back on sale on their marketplace.
On top of that, Reebelo takes care of planting a tree for every device that they sell to make the world a greener and a cooler place.
