Performance
30
Countrieswere provided with ASUS recycling service in 2024
82
%+of the sales market worldwide was provided with recycling service in 2024
13
%total weight of e-waste was recycled worldwide in 2024
"The Global E-waste Monitor 2024"1 report indicates that in 2022, global e-waste reached 62 million tonnes, with a recycling rate of only 22.3%, and is projected to rise to 82 million tonnes by 2030. Rapid economic growth and technological change continue to drive up e-waste volumes. The fate of most e-waste remains unknown, with the vast majority potentially ending up in dumping, informal trade, or non-compliant and environmentally harmful recycling channels, posing a serious threat to ecosystems. Governments and corporations should strengthen international cooperation and oversight of waste management, establish robust regulatory frameworks, and enhance resource circularity to ensure that e-waste is handled responsibly.
The transboundary movement of electronic waste is also a matter of serious concern. E-waste from developed countries is being illicitly shipped to developing nations, adversely impacting local environments and public health. To strengthen oversight of cross-border e-waste shipments, the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the "Basel Convention" in 2022 adopted amendments to broaden the scope of waste management for electrical and electronic equipment—including non-hazardous waste—and to require a bilateral Prior Informed Consent (PIC) mechanism to prevent the illegal or improperly treated cross-border transfer of e-waste.
E-waste contains materials including metals, plastics, and high-value or critical raw materials2. When these materials are properly recycled, reused, and treated through resource regeneration processes, they can foster a green circular industry with substantive benefits for economic development, human rights, and environmental protection. ASUS adheres to the EU waste management hierarchy—Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Energy Recovery, and Final Disposal—prioritizing waste prevention, actively advancing reuse and recycling initiatives, and gradually evolving from a single-stream recycling model to a diversified circular approach.
Investment in Product Regeneration Innovation
Since 2021, ASUS has invested in establishing its subsidiary JOGEEK, creating an in-house tradein service platform that offers repair, electronic component recycling, laptop and smartphone refurbishment, as well as corporate leasing and take-back services. In 2023, ASUS pioneered a trade-in program for tablets, smartphones, and laptops in Taiwan to promote product reuse, reduce e-waste, and provide customers with trade-in values and shopping discounts after valuation. In 2024, this successful model was rolled out to several Central European countries, and ASUS will continue to expand into additional markets, offering a variety of innovative services to advance its circular economy objectives.
Global Take Back Service
ASUS supports the circular economy based on its producer responsibility. We meet the waste recycling regulations in each country, and have created free product recycling services in major sales markets including Greater China, Europe, the Americas, India, and Oceania. We established the ASUS Hardware Recycling Guidelines with stricter requirements than laws and regulations. We use this to ensure that waste can be disassembled into resources with value for reuse and prevent inappropriate disposal or illegal processing.





Recycling Company Management Regulations
Recycling companies in collaboration with ASUS must comply with the Basel Convention and meet the qualifications recognized by the local government or internationally recognized electronic waste recycling standards. To prevent the severe impact on human health and environmental pollution caused by inappropriate disposal, the company established the " ASUS Hardware Recycling Guidelines " based on international recycling standards. We also established three recycling company management procedures that include new supplier approval, continuous risk management, and performance evaluation. Recycling Vendor List
Certified Partners
Certicate requirements: ISO 14001
Recycler qualifications: international recycler standards such as e-Stewards/ Responsible Recycling (R2)/ WEELABEX, or proof of compliance with local governments
Continue to Monitor
Annual audit: conduct on-site or document audits in accordance with international recycler standards
Evaluation of Results
Manufacturers that do not pass the audit will be replaced
Key Points for the Audit and Management of Recycling Companies
Management of downstream companies and compliance
Verify that first-tier recycling companies have contractual relationships with downstream companies to ensure compliance with local and international regulations.
Plant environment and operational safety
They must have work environment protection systems to ensure the safety of employees.
Management system
They must have environmental, health, and safety management plans.
Waste storage environment
Ensure the appropriate storage of e-waste and materials with substances of very high concern.
Hazardous material handling and tracking
Ensure that hazardous materials are appropriately handled and tracked to their final destination.
Documentation and management of records
Ensure that recycling companies retain all necessary documentation and records to prove their compliance status.
Labor rights
Ensure that employees are not forced laborers, prisoners, or children, and that employees are treated equally and provided with due benefits.
In 2024, ASUS conducted 13 annual audits on recycling vendors and found no significant deficiencies. Under the requirement to provide improvement plans within 30 days and complete the improvements within three months, all identified issues were successfully rectified.
Percentage of Deficiencies in Each Management Dimension of Recycling Vendors
1. The Global E-Waste Monitor 2024 report was published by the Global E-waste Statistics Partnership (GESP); GESP is a joint project of the United Nations University (UNU), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
2. Critical Raw Material are economically important, have high import dependence, and incur high-risk associated with their supply and uniqueness in application, but are lack viable alternatives.