Webroot offers ‘Go Green’ recycling program

BOULDER – Webroot Software Inc. in Boulder has launched “Go Green,” a program that offers businesses free recycling of legacy security hardware replaced by a Webroot product.

Webroot is partnering with Denver-based Guaranteed Recycling Xperts, a recycler of computers and electronics in the U.S, and Centillion, a global e-waste recycler in Europe and Asia.

“When we realized that the tremendous success of security SaaS solutions would be making hardware-based security obsolete, we took steps to provide a socially responsible alternative for recycling this influx of electronic waste,´ said Peter Watkins, Webroot’s chief executive. “The move to the software-as-a-service model will greatly reduce the need for on-premise hardware, which will help lower the amount of electronic waste and conserve energy.”

According to estimates by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2.25 million tons of TVs, cell phones and computer products have been discarded in the U.S. over the last two years. Only 18 percent, or 414,000 tons, was collected for recycling and the remaining 1.84 million tons was sent to landfills in the U.S. and to unregulated third world countries.

The Webroot Go Green program is available to customers who replace a security appliance or an on-premise security solution with a Webroot Security SaaS solution. Webroot will send the customer a prepaid shipping label to transport the hardware to the closest GRX facility in the U.S. or Centillion outside the U.S.

Once the hardware has been properly recycled, the customer will receive a certificate of authentication and a Webroot “Go Green” logo which signifies they are a member of the program and have contributed to a cleaner planet.

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