The Facts & Business Issues          ^{Print this page}

The Facts
• Electronic product obsolescence has been cut in half from roughly four years to approximately two years.

• One computer becomes obsolete for every new one put on the market.

• By 2008, over 500 million obsolete computers will be stockpiled in households and corporate warehouses in North America. Every year over 20 million computers will become obsolete.

Business Issues
• Corporate stewardship & environmental liability

• Security & privacy of data

• Waste diversion & environmental legislation