Hello! You are probably here because you might need some help using either our reCover or reSource calculators.
We have prepared this quick guide covering key information and definitions on how to use the tools.
Learn how to calculate the environmental and financial benefits of managing your IT with reValue.
In this guide:
Go as in-depth as you wish based on the level of detail you want to estimate or the information you have available. When you are ready to embark on your calculations, you do not necessarily have to do any research beforehand. You can dive right in, and as you work your way through the calculator, it will help you see where you might need to find more specific information about your IT infrastructure.
The ballpark estimate is a high-level numerical approximation of the environmental and financial potential of selling your used IT (reCover) or buying refurbished IT products (reSource). Based on your industry and number of employees, we suggest which product categories you might be recovering, and rough estimations on quantities, their age and technological benchmark.
Choose your industry from our predefined setups to define your technological benchmark and IT assets per worker. If you do not find your specific industry, you can choose a similar one or go directly to the detailed estimate (steps 3 and 4).
Write down the number of employees in your organization or the business area that you manage. This variable together with the industry selection determine the quantity of equipment you are looking to sell (reCover) or buy (reSource).
Although this estimate is calculated very quickly and with little information, we recommend following the steps of the detailed estimate for more accurate metrics.
Building on the ballpark estimate (although not required to be filled first), the detailed estimate is a more precise numerical calculation. By selecting the product categories you want to sell (reCover) or buy (reSource), and by inputting specific product information, we can provide you with more accurate results.
Activate or deactivate the product categories you want to dispose of by clicking on the product icon located at the upper-left corner of each product box.
We added a selection of the IT products that are commonly used by businesses. If you have other IT equipment not covered in these options, please include them in the Others section and we will work on finding an estimate for that inventory as well.
For each product category you want to sell (reCover) or buy (reSource), insert its quantities, average assets age and tech benchmarks.
After entering all the required information, please follow the next steps to receive your personalised report.
Review your financial and environmental results and double-check for the assumptions entered.
Please confirm the email address where you would like to receive your personalised report (must be the same email inserted before) and then click Submit. This way our system matches your report with the contact information entered previously and you get your report successfully.
Click on the validation check box and click the Finish the Process button. The report will arrive in your inbox shortly (within the next 5 - 10 minutes). Any reports submitted after 10pm will arrive at 6am the next day. If you do not receive anything, please contact us at info@circulartech.world and we will help you.
The reValue potential is a set of environmental and financial metrics estimated based on the data that you had provided along with relevant industry benchmarks & market observations.
These figures provide you with an estimated range of the economic value of your used IT assets managed with reCover. Results come reported in euros.
Calculations use the following variables:
These figures provide you with an estimated range of the environmental benefits related to managing your retired IT with reCover. Results come reported in kg of CO2e.
Carbon savings are calculated using variables related to the environmental benefits from avoiding the manufacturing of a new product vs reconditioning a used product, avoiding waste handling thanks to reusing, and avoiding the packaging and transportation from each of these processes.
We are currently dividing the environmental impact of each transaction in a 50/50 split, meaning that the company who disposes of the used IT product gains 50% of the carbon emissions saved, while the company who acquires the reconditioned IT product gains the other half.
We have defined 3 scenarios for the estimations. Each scenario was based on different configurations of the variables explained previously.
These figures provide you with an estimated range of the financial savings created by acquiring refurbished IT assets with reSource.
Results come reported in euros.Calculations use the following variables:
These figures provide you with an estimated range of the environmental benefits related to acquiring refurbished IT products with reSource. Results come reported in kg of CO2e.
Carbon savings are calculated using variables related to the environmental benefits from avoiding the manufacturing of a new product vs reconditioning a used product, avoiding waste handling thanks to reusing, and avoiding the packaging and transportation from each of these processes.
We are currently dividing the environmental impact of each transaction in a 50/50 split, meaning that the company who disposes (user) the used IT product gains 50% of the carbon emissions saved, while the company who acquires (reUser) the reconditioned IT product gains the other half.
We have defined 3 scenarios for the estimations. Each scenario was based on different configurations of the variables explained previously.
Your personalised reSource report also shows two additional metrics.
