Recycled PCs to benefit community
Parish councils across the district are set to benefit from recycled computers donated by Lancaster City Council.
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Parish councils across the district are set to benefit from recycled computers donated by Lancaster City Council.
Certain modern software packages, such as cash receipting and mapping systems, will not work on older PCs and the council has had to replace 100 with newer models.
However, keen to see the computers, which are still perfectly useful for simple word processing, spreadsheets, the internet etc, put to good use, the council has donated them to Furniture Matters, the locally based reuse and recycling charity.
Furniture Matters has refurbished the computers and six have been picked up by parish councils in Carnforth , Arkholme, Nether Kellet Parish Council/Over Kellet Parish Council, Bolton le Sands, Overton and Burrow-with Burrow.
Coun John Gilbert, cabinet member with responsibility for information technology, said: "Much of the work we do at the city council requires the most modern computers available due to the complex software we run.
"As a result we have had to replace the older models – but they still have a useful life. Rather than going to landfill we are grateful that they can be recycled by Furniture Matters and put to good use elsewhere."
Stephen Buchanan from Furniture Matters said: "The I.T. donated from Lancaster City Council will benefit local people in need, who can buy the items at low cost.
"They will also be available to both charities and local business start ups, who need to invest in I.T. but haven’t got the funds to buy new equipment."
Date Updated: 19/03/09