Quadrent uses green loan to stop e-waste going to landfills

Quadrent uses green loan to stop e-waste going to landfills
Quadrent’s chief executive, Martyn Masterson, says his company helped PwC reduce its e-waste from 13% to zero. (Photo: supplied)
Dan Brunskill
Electronics management firm Quadrent has launched a green lease product that aims to give corporate computers a lifecycle, helps underprivileged kids, and ensures tech hardware doesn’t end in a landfill. Quadrent leases corporate assets – such as mobile phones, computers, and other office items – to businesses and government clients.Most of the devices used by businesses and individuals in New Zealand end up being chucked away.Auckland University of Technology senior lecturer Jeff Seadon told Organic NZ that roughly 80,00...

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