Asus has announced its successful completion of the validation procedure in UL Environment’s Circularity Facts programme, which employs sustainability procedures and standards to quantify a company’s efforts to move operations towards a more circular approach, where waste is minimised and materials are kept in use for longer periods. Asus was the world’s first company to participate in the program.
UL examined the circular economy material flows of a laptop and desktop computer and the facility where they were refurbished. Asus supplied waste diversion data for one year of operations, demonstrated the quantity of recycled or refurbished component content in the products, and worked with third-party labs to assess the recyclability of products. These reports were then provided to UL Environment.
In addition to internal efforts, Asus has also helped a partner recycling and refurbishing company achieve a 97% landfill diversion rate which saw the firm obtain UL’s Zero Waste validation.
