The Electronic Recycling Association and the Canadian Pacific Railway have signed an agreement that will result in CPR donating thousands of obsolete computers to ERA.
"These computers do not fit with our day-to-day rail operations anymore, so, we are very pleased to donate them to charities and non-profits who can still benefit from them," says Allen Borak, vice president of CPR's business information and technology services. "CPR expects to supply the ERA with more than 2,000 desktops and 1,800 laptops in the next two years."
ERA is able to meet CPR's security standards as it will wipe the hard drives of all computers, ensure the removal of all data from equipment, up to the U.S Department of Defense standards and RCMP Standards, and issue certificates of certified drive wiping.
CPR plans to donate computers from its offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto and coordinate pick-ups with the ERA throughout the United States. Equipment will be donated to a host of non-profit and charitable organizations.