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  The UK generated approximately 1.65 million tonnes of e-waste in 2022 — roughly 24.5 kg per person — making it one of the highest producers of electronic waste per capita anywhere in the world. Sitting within that mountain of discarded technology are millions of iPhones: devices that still hold [...]

ESG Reporting for IT Most IT teams are sitting on an untapped ESG win — and they don't know it. Somewhere in your organisation, there are smartphones in desk drawers, tablets in storage rooms, and laptops stacked in cupboards that haven't been switched on in months. These devices feel like [...]

  UK businesses are sitting on a hidden asset. Somewhere in your organisation — in storage rooms, desk drawers, or IT cupboards — there are smartphones and tablets quietly losing value with every passing month. Estimates suggest UK households alone hold around 527 million unused devices, and business environments mirror [...]

WEEE Recycling: Guide for UK Businesses The UK generates approximately 24 kg of e-waste per person every year — one of the highest rates in the world. Yet despite that volume, national WEEE collection figures have barely shifted since 2018, reaching around 496,000 tonnes in 2024, a rise of just [...]

E-Waste Explained: What UK Businesses Need to Know The UK generated approximately 1.8 million tonnes of e-waste in 2025 — a 6% increase on the previous year. Of that, only around 496,000 tonnes were formally collected and processed through official channels. That gap is not simply an environmental statistic. It [...]

How to Recycle Old Phones & Electronics in the UK Recycling your old phone sounds simple. Getting it right — securely, compliantly, and with maximum environmental benefit — takes a little more thought. The UK generated approximately 1.8 million tonnes of electrical waste in 2025, yet formal WEEE collections remain [...]

IT Asset Disposal: The Complete Guide for UK Businesses   The UK generates approximately 1.8 million tonnes of e-waste every year. Yet according to Material Focus data, formally collected volumes stand at around 496,000 tonnes — less than a third of what is actually generated. The gap is not a [...]

How to Factory Reset Samsung & Android Devices UK businesses are sitting on more retired devices than ever. Whether you are mid-way through a fleet refresh, decommissioning an office, or simply upgrading a team's handsets, the question of how to prepare those devices for trade-in rarely gets the attention it [...]

How to Factory Reset Your iPhone Before Selling or Trading In According to the ICO, 14 million people in the UK do not know how to erase data from an old device. That statistic, published in December 2024, is striking enough on its own — but scale it into an [...]

    According to Deloitte estimates, around 7 million unused phones worth more than £500 million are sitting idle across the UK right now. Some are in kitchen drawers. Many more are in IT storage rooms, locked in device cupboards, or listed on internal asset logs that nobody has reviewed [...]

  Here is a striking reality that most IT and procurement teams overlook: approximately 88% of smartphones replaced by businesses are still fully functional at the point of disposal. Yet the residual value locked inside those devices quietly evaporates — lost to poor disposal decisions, ad-hoc resale arrangements, or devices [...]

International Women’s Day at iGo Life Why leadership stories still matter International Women’s Day is often about visibility — but at iGo Life, it’s also about substance. Leadership isn’t just about representation or titles. It’s about how decisions are made, how people are supported, and how a business shows [...]

In the ever-evolving circus that is enterprise IT, the days of buying shiny new hardware for every little deployment are as outdated as dial-up internet. In today’s IT landscape, purchasing new hardware for every deployment isn’t the only option anymore — nor is it always the best one. Whether you’re [...]

The ROI of Customisation in Enterprise IT Today, we want to share some thoughts on why bespoke design is not just a creative choice, but a smart business strategy, especially in the realm of enterprise IT. In large organisations, tech goes beyond being just a tool; it plays a vital [...]

Let’s take a moment to share some important information about the WEEE Directive, which stands for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. This directive is all about ensuring that we handle our old electrical and electronic devices responsibly. It covers a wide range of items, from office computers and phones to [...]