--- title: Component Sense Is 25 | 2,500 Trees for 25 Years description: Component Sense turns 25. Over 80 million components saved from landfill, 21,000+ trees planted, and 2,500 more this November. image: https://connect.componentsense.com/hubfs/kenny%20headshot.jpeg --- [![Component Sense](https://www.componentsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/CS-Logo.png)](https://www.componentsense.com/?hsLang=en) [Home](https://www.componentsense.com/?hsLang=en) [About us](https://www.componentsense.com/experts-in-excess-electronic-components-about-component-sense/?hsLang=en) [Excess stock solutions](https://www.componentsense.com/sell-obsolete-excess-electronic-components/?hsLang=en) [Buy components](https://www.componentsense.com/buy-electronic-components/?hsLang=en) [Resources](https://www.componentsense.com/resources/?hsLang=en) [Contact us](https://www.componentsense.com/contact-us/?hsLang=en) [Buy online](https://www.componentsense.com/stock/?hsLang=en) 25 years # Component Sense Is 25 Since 2001, we've been helping electronics manufacturers turn their excess and obsolete (E&O) components into revenue and become more sustainable.**To celebrate, we're planting 2,500 trees this November.** **80m+**Components saved from landfill **21,000+**Trees planted **EPIC**A team excited for the future [Read our story](https://connect.componentsense.com/25-years#story) ![Kenny McGee, CEO and Founder, Component Sense](https://connect.componentsense.com/hubfs/kenny%20headshot.jpeg) > “When I started Component Sense in 2001, our purpose was to reduce e-waste and help the electronics industry become more sustainable, as most manufacturers simply wrote off their excess inventory. Twenty-five years and over 80 million components later, our mission is the same: to lead electronics manufacturers towards zero waste. I’m proud of what our team has achieved, and excited for the next 25 years.” **Kenny McGee**CEO and Founder, Component Sense Our anniversary pledge ## 2,500 Trees for 25 Years We offset the carbon emissions of every order by planting native trees with One Tree Planted, supporting reforestation, restoring land and boosting biodiversity. ### 2,500 This November To mark our 25th anniversary, we're planting 2,500 trees: 100 trees for every year we've been in business. ### Two Trees per Order We currently plant two trees for every order: one for the buyer and one for the seller. ### 21,000+ Trees Planted Since 2021, we've planted over 21,000 trees so far with One Tree Planted. Our story ## How We Got Here In 2000, on a visit to a multi-billion dollar electronics company in South Korea, our founder walked into a warehouse holding millions of dollars' worth of excess components. All of it was marked as scrap. At the same time, other manufacturers were paying to make the very same parts from scratch. It made no sense. In 2001, he left his role at Arrow Electronics and started Component Sense to fix it. Today, we work with Tier 1 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers to redistribute their excess and obsolete components before they become e-waste. We do it in whichever way suits them best: managing their excess on site through InPlant™, selling it on their behalf through Consignment, or taking it off their hands through Outright Purchase. Those components then go to buyers around the world, where they're put back to use. Every component reused is one less that needs to be made. Our mission hasn't changed in 25 years: to lead electronics manufacturers towards zero waste. 1. **2000**Millions of dollars of excess components found marked as scrap in South Korea. 2. **2001**Component Sense is born. 3. **2003**Breakeven, and we become a limited company. 4. **2014**We create InPlant™ for the world's largest EMS providers. 5. **2015**New website with full online ordering. 6. **2017**International expansion across the UK, Europe and Australia. 7. **2022**Record turnover and expansion into North America. 8. **2026**25 years, over 80 million components saved from landfill, and certified as a Great Place to Work. Why it matters ## We've Seen Where E‑Waste Ends Up **62 million tonnes**of e-waste was generated worldwide in 2022. That's three times more than when we started in 2001. Our CEO and Founder visited Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, a well-known e-waste site. Discarded electronics and components from around the world end up in landfill. Workers burn cables and devices in the open to recover the metal inside. The smoke is toxic. The people doing the work pay the price. Every component we redistribute is one less that could end up in landfill. Now we want to go further, by partnering with the world's largest electronics manufacturers on sustainable e-waste disposal. ![A young girl sits on a wheelbarrow at the Agbogbloshie e-waste site, with smoke in the sky](https://connect.componentsense.com/hubfs/Agbogbloshie%2c%20Ghana.png) ![Two men burn cables at Agbogbloshie to recover metal, surrounded by thick smoke](https://connect.componentsense.com/hubfs/International%20E-waste%20Day%202026%20(1).png) Imagery courtesy of Carolina Rapezzi Our triple bottom line ## People, Planet and Profit Everything we do has a positive impact on our planet, our people and your profit. It's how we support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. PeoplePlanetProfit Our people ## An EPIC Team, Ready for the Next 25 Years Our team works with Tier 1 manufacturers in over 77 countries. They are the reason we've reached 25, and the reason we're so excited about what comes next. OCT 2026-OCT 2027UK Certified as a Great Place to Work, 2026 ![The Component Sense team sitting together inside a yurt](https://connect.componentsense.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_2780.jpeg?width=1800&name=IMG_2780.jpeg) ![Two colleagues smiling, one giving a thumbs up](https://connect.componentsense.com/hubfs/Spring%20Conference%20(3)-1.png) ![Two colleagues laughing together](https://connect.componentsense.com/hubfs/Spring%20Conference%20(1)-1.png) **E** ### Enterprising We keep finding better ways to work, from automating our processes to building products that help our customers. **P** ### Positive A caring, supportive and friendly team. We believe a positive mindset makes for happy people and happy customers. **I** ### With Integrity and clarity We do the right thing for our customers, our team and the planet, even when it isn't to our advantage. **C** ### The Customer Everything we do is for our customers. Consistent, accurate, open and honest. ![Three colleagues smiling together in the office](https://connect.componentsense.com/hs-fs/hubfs/moni%20and%20girls.jpeg?width=2000&name=moni%20and%20girls.jpeg) ![Two colleagues taking a selfie](https://connect.componentsense.com/hubfs/Spring%20Conference%20(2)-1.png) ![A smiling colleague holding a laptop and making a peace sign](https://connect.componentsense.com/hs-fs/hubfs/jane%20jane.jpeg?width=1200&name=jane%20jane.jpeg) ## Here's to the Next 25 Years Sitting on excess components? Turn them into revenue and keep them out of landfill. 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