Schools can independently arrange for the disposal of old school IT and audiovisual equipment if it:

• are more than five years old AND
• there is no doubt that they can no longer be used sensibly or recycled in the second-hand market.

If in doubt, our IT support team will be happy to advise you.

Furthermore, the ELW guidelines must be observed as to what may be recycled as electronic waste (opens in a new tab). In the event of non-compliance, a charge will be made for return transportation to the school.

LHW inventory that cost more than EUR 410.01 net is inventoried at LHW. In this case, schools must therefore complete a form and send it to LHW's asset accounting department. The form can be found in the secretary's office or at the workstations of the school management on the public drive X and is called "Disposal due to scrapping...":

X:\21\210232 - Asset Accounting\Notifications

Please note that some individual devices such as monitors may be below the value limit, but may have been procured as a complete package. In this case, the devices are also inventoried and must be derecognized.

Help for completing:

Inventory stickers were sent to the school by LHW's asset accounting department for all devices that exceeded the above value limit. On these stickers you will find the asset number of the equipment to be entered on the form. If you are unable to determine the asset number, please enter the serial number as an alternative and note in the comments field that it is a serial number. You can find a completed sample of the form here:

The collection of very large, bulky equipment such as smartboards or very large displays is carried out by the ELW bulky waste service. This service collects devices from your school up to 4 times a year free of charge on an individual date. Accessories such as cables can remain on the device and are also disposed of. Schools can order this collection service themselves here. (opens in a new tab)