Reverse logistics saves used equipment from landfills

Windhoek-based Transworld Cargo is helping global manufacturers of office equipment to “take back” their equipment at the end of contracts/life cycles. “Companies are using reverse logistics as part of their corporate commitment to prevent used equipment from ending up in landfills,” says Frank Gschwender, business development manager of Transworld Cargo. “We collect the equipment from the customer on behalf of the original equipment manufacturer, pack it and ship it out,” he says. The company is also leveraging its logistics infrastructure to recycle ‘e-waste,’ which includes “everything with a plug”. Computers, laptops, printers, and the like all have components which can be recycled through what is essentially a valueadded logistics process in which they are stripped and sorted for reprocessing.