SE Recycling and Birmingham City University Raise Over £10,000 for Charity Through Sustainable IT Recycling

SE Recycling and Birmingham City University are proud to share that in the first quarter, two separate funds were raised for donation to Birmingham & Solihull Women’s Aid, with £1,098.40 raised through their ongoing work together and a further £136.40 donated. This means more than £10,000 has now been raised through sustainable IT recycling.

This achievement reflects how responsible IT lifecycle management can deliver real environmental benefits while also creating meaningful, long-term social impact within the local community.

Supporting Birmingham City University’s IT Lifecycle

Across large educational institutions, IT equipment is regularly refreshed to support teaching, research, and day-to-day operations. Devices used in classrooms, libraries, offices, and specialist learning spaces must be replaced to meet evolving performance, security, and educational requirements.

SE Recycling works closely with Birmingham City University to manage unwanted and end-of-life IT equipment through a secure and fully compliant process. This includes the collection of redundant devices when systems are replaced or upgraded, ensuring equipment is handled responsibly and in line with environmental and data protection regulations. Through this approach, Birmingham City University can modernise its IT infrastructure with confidence while maintaining strong sustainability credentials.

Turning Sustainable Recycling into Community Support

For seven consecutive years, this partnership has gone beyond responsible IT disposal. Equipment collected from Birmingham City University is processed through SE Recycling’s approved recycling channels, allowing recoverable value to be generated from materials that would otherwise be treated as waste.

That value is then donated to Birmingham & Solihull Women’s Aid, helping to fund essential services that support women, children, and families affected by domestic abuse across the region. Raising over £10,000 through this approach demonstrates how long-term collaboration can translate everyday operational sustainability into tangible community benefit.

A Shared Commitment to Sustainability and Social Responsibility

This collaboration shows how organisations can successfully align environmental responsibility with social purpose. By embedding sustainability into everyday operations, SE Recycling and Birmingham City University are able to reduce environmental impact while also supporting those who need help the most.

Andes Mountains Hydro Power - Chile

Located in the Tinguiririca River upper valley, this Hydroelectric project is around 120km south of Santiago, Chile. Known as La Confluencia, the 163 MW run of river hydro power plant utilizes the hydrological resources of the Tinguiririca, Portillo and Azufre Rivers, in a run of river scheme to generate and supply zero emission energy to the Chilean central electricity grid (SIC). The power plant generates certified emission reductions (CERs) by displacing electricity generation from grid connected fossil fuel-fired power plants that would otherwise be generating electricity.

Environmental Sustainability

The primary objective of the proposed project is to help meet Chile’s rising demand for energy due to its economic growth and to improve the supply of electricity, while contributing to the environmental, social (job creation in the construction phase, and infrastructure enhancements in surrounding municipalities) and economic sustainability by increasing renewable energy’s share on the Chilean electricity consumption. The Project activity improves the supply of electricity with clean, renewable hydroelectric power while contributing to the regional/local economic development.

Social Development

Through the “Tinguiririca Participa” grant program, the project directly finances proposals presented by community organisation, in areas such as healthcare, education, and social change. In the first year of the program, the joint venture financed 11 projects, while today the number of projects surpasses 200. All of these initiatives are aimed at meeting community needs.

Flora and Fauna

In addition to social projects, reforestation of around 120 hectares around the site has been implemented, helping protect and improve the local flora and fauna, with a specific impact on local Tricahue Parrot, Torrent Duck, Freshwater Catfish, Torrent Duck and Freshwater Catfish species.

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