For the CIO

• Buy models that are equipped with extra bays and slots to allow upgrading
• Sign a contract with vendors making them responsible for buy-backs or take-backs
• Donate to local schools and institutions
• Advertise "usable" components to other organizations that might be interested in them

For Industry

• Standardize the current practices that are currently followed by the industry in America and Europe on EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) lines
• Improve product design so as to make products free of toxics and hazardous materials
• Envisage "cradle to grave" responsibility for producers
• Tie up with recycling units
• Introduce take-backs and buy-backs, and discounts on exchange offers
• Tie up with local agencies or companies to pick up e-waste materials
• Contract with municipal authorities for e-waste segregation
• Last but not the least, if you see a business opportunity here, start your own recycling plant

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