How Chromebooks can support your school's Earth Day goals

Creating long-lasting, durable hardware starts at the very beginning of the manufacturing process. We partner with device manufacturers like Acer, Asus, CTL, Dell, HP and Lenovo to build Chromebooks with better designs and more post-consumer recycled content to avoid extracting new materials, and reduce e-waste that would otherwise end up in landfills and our ocean.

All devices reach a time when they stop being useful, especially as hardware evolves. Schools can either sell or recycle Chromebooks through their reseller or manufacturer who will often collect them onsite. (Before you turn them over, make sure all devices are un-enrolled first.) The reseller or refurbisher can then buy them outright or trade them for service credits, and resell, use for parts or recycle the Chromebook completely. One manufacturer, CTL, just launched a refurbished Chromebook program to buy old devices, recondition them and then sell them back at a lower cost, providing environmental and cost savings for budget-strapped schools.