Recycling old tech to help bridge the digital divide - a podcast by RNZ

Thousands of old lap-tops are needed to be repurposed to help bridge the digital divide, particularly for people in rural areas and children learning from home. Supply chain issues and a shortage of computer chips make it all the more crucial to breath new life into second hand tech right now, according to Tim Findlay, who is Managing Director of Remark-it Solutions which security cleans, recycles, and repurposes IT and electronic equipment. Tim tells Kathryn he's also behind Digital Wings which gets businesses to donate their old IT gear, fixes it up and gives it to charities and community organisations. So far Tim and his team have diverted 400 tonnes of e-waste from landfill.

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