Once ecochip is contacted by a company or individual wishing to dispose of computer equipment an assessment is made about the recycling value of the equipment in question, this being the reason why ecochip asks for details of the items being presented for recycling.
Ecochip classifies the reusability of the equipment being offered. That re-use value in turn determines whether Ecochip can accept the items for reycling or not. The classification given will be either high, medium or low as illustrated in the following table.
| High reuse value | High quantity of largely reusable and fully functional equipment | Can be accepted by Ecochip for our charitable reuse projects. |
| Medium reuse value | Small quantity of largely reusable equipment or high quantity of mixed reuse potential equioment. | Journey fee levied by ecochip and subject to location to cover the cost of borderline reusable equipment. |
| Low reuse value | Quantities of material with little reusable value | Cannot be accepted by ecochip but we will advise on its disposal |
| Negative reuse value | Quantities of equipment with additional disposal costs | Cannot be accepted by ecochip but we will advise on its disposal |
The reason why ecochip charges for some types of equipment is simply to recover costs of the transportation of goods with low reuse potential. A journey fee is levied when the costs of transportation cannot easily be recovered by the re-use value of the equipment itself.
Ecochip endeavours to keep recycling free of charge and for many locations where a jourey fee must be levied ecochip is still often cheaper and more reliable than other recycling options.
Unfortunately no longer, unreliability in arrival times plus over zealous parking attendants made this method unworkable. However, Ecochip only uses rental club vehicles only and covers multiple pickups on the same trip which represents significant environmental advantage.
Ecochip has a variety of second users and organisations waiting to acquire low price computer equipment on a not-for-profit basis. Such users include but are not limited to charities, schools, students, and sometimes hospitals both inland and in poorer countries. Once refurbished ecochip passes on the equipment to such individuals and organisations who are unable to purchase new equipment due to financial limitations. Ecochip uses some of the value of the donated equipment to cover its own minimal costs such as transportation and making good before passing on the benefit of the rest in its entirety to the needy or poor.
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