If your business has a bunch of aging IBM/Lenovo notebooks or computers on-hand, you can now turn to Lenovo Asset Recovery Services to figure out how to ditch them appropriately.

The services cover computer take-back, data destruction, refurbishment and recycling. Lenovo estimates that a customer can recover 10 percent to 15 percent of the original purchase price of the computer, based on 5 percent depreciation per month and normal wear-and-tear. The company expects the amount of computers returned to it each year to grow by roughly 30 percent as a result of the program.