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From E-waste to Empowerment: UPS & Netspring Celebrate World Environment Day
Submitted by webmaster on Tue, 06/16/2026 - 18:32
April and May mark UPS's Global Volunteer Month. This year, UPS officially launched its annual e-waste and book drive on April 10, with the event running through May 27. UPS encouraged employees to drop off idle or obsolete electronic devices and spare books at designated collection points in office buildings for Netspring to collect for needy schools. A total of 170+ employees actively participated, contributing over 700 items across three locations—Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hefei. Through practical action, they demonstrated their commitment to resource recycling and sustainability, offering a meaningful tribute to World Environment Day.
This marks the fifth time since 2022 that UPS has partnered with Netspring team to hold the e-waste and book drive. All collected e-waste will be handed over to support Netspring Green IT Programs, where it will undergo eco-dismantling or be refurbished. The books collected this year have already been sent to a primary and junior school in Xinxiang, Henan Province—a school where UPS, together with Netspring Green IT Programs, established a Green IT Classroom in November 2025, providing better facilities for weekly IT classes for students in grades 3 to 9. Now, this new batch of books will further enrich the local students' extracurricular reading resources, allowing knowledge to continue its value as it is passed on.
In March 2026, UPS also supported Netspring team to launch an IT Skills Improvement Workshop at the same school. The workshop began with a targeted training session for nearly 20 teachers, focusing on WPS PowerPoint—a tool widely used in their daily instruction. Following that, Netspring team conducted a computer drawing workshop for around 90 students in grades 5 to 8. From empowering teachers to inspiring young learners, this skills-building initiative has turned the Green IT Classroom into more than just hardware—it is now a thriving hub for digital education.
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