PC 3Rs (Recovery, Refurbish and Re-use) Project

The PC 3Rs Project is being run as a part of The Llanelli Environmental Network (LEN). LEN’s aim is to provide greater awareness of environmental matters in the area and help make Llanelli a cleaner, greener place to live.

LEN wants to work towards a positive change in the community through donations of equipment and expertise, and by providing low-income families and individuals with access to cheap, reliable IT equipment.

The social benefits of helping to get people online are of increasing importance to our organisation.

The PC 3Rs stand for Recovery, Refurbish and Re-use:

Recovery

Local Organisations/Businesses and individuals will be encouraged to learn their PC 3Rs and instead of just disposing of redundant IT equipment in a waste recycling centre, they will be able to donate it to us.

That way a person’s redundant piece of equipment may be able to be recovered for use within the community.

We are sourcing volunteers on placement from local training organisations help them learn new skills and build their experience. Volunteers would learn how to troubleshoot a PC and how to identify and fix both hardware and software errors.

They will find out how to install new components and upgrade existing systems, and gain extensive knowledge about computer networks, as well as covering both theory and practice on hard disks. They’ll also learn how to protect PCs from viruses.

Not only will they have new skills such as pc repair, but sales, customer care and learning about working as part of a team.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer then please contact us.

Refurbish

As we are 1 of only 5 Microsoft Registered Refurbisher’s within Carmarthenshire, we are able to take donations of IT equipment and use genuine Microsoft products to help refurbish them for sale or donation. We also champion and promote Open Source products which enables us to use free alternative programmes.

All machines will be wiped and reset to factory settings.

Re-use

Once refurbished, the pcs/laptops would be donated or sold to community groups/eligible individuals. We will contact partners to produce a register of all interested parties. Then the interested parties will be referred to us and placed on a waiting list and their needs serviced when a suitable product becomes available.

If an old pc/laptop is unable to be refurbished it would be stripped of all parts and be re-used as much as possible.

If you have old or redundant IT equipment, then please think of donating it to us so we can bring it back into use!

For more details contact jonathan@llanellitown.com.