The Circular Life of a Smartphone: ITAD and Second Life Recycling Stories
Across the U.S., there are more than 310 million smartphone users, and the penetration rate for smartphones has quickly increased from 54.29% to 91.14% in just 10 years. In the next five years, it’s expected that 97.53% of the U.S. population will be using smartphones.Sometimes, people have business and personal smartphones. They may want to […]
E-Waste Recycling Metrics: Measuring the Environmental Impact
The average U.S. household has almost 30 electronic products that are used daily. That includes computers, phones, TVs, tablets, e-readers, etc. How many do you have? What happens when your item is no longer needed or works correctly? Do you put it in a closet, basement, garage, or attic and forget about it or do […]
Why Data Destruction is Essential for GDPR and Data Privacy Compliance
Across the U.S., there are laws and regulations that require companies and organizations to safeguard consumer information. If you work in a business, office, or practice that collects personal identifiable information (PII) like phone numbers, addresses, dates of birth, SSNs, etc., you are responsible for that data and must keep it private.When you have electronics […]
Electronic Recycling on a Global Scale: Collaborative Efforts and Success Stories
Global e-waste is currently around 53.6 metric tons in 2020. In another seven years, estimates are that we’ll reach 75 million metric tons. In the 2010s, the generation of e-waste increased by 60%. The United States is probably the worst offender, right? Wrong. Asia accounts for about half of it (24.9 metric tons). The problem […]
ERI to Host Free E-Waste Collection in Wisconsin Counties
SEATTLE (Recycling Monster): ERI- the nation’s leading e-waste recycler will offer free e-waste recycling events for Wisconsin County residents. The free collection events will be held for residents belonging to Sauk County and Marquette County, which will provide them with opportunities to dispose of their unwanted electronics.The first of the two events is scheduled to […]
The Process of Recycling Electronics on a Corporate Scale
Electronics recycling is important for so many reasons. Your employees, clients, customers, shareholders, and contractors likely have shared confidential data with your corporate offices at some point. If any of that is stored on a device and it goes missing, you’re responsible. You face costly lawsuits and fines.It’s just as important to keep these devices […]
The Importance of Responsible Data Destruction
As a business owner, responsible data destruction is critical. Confidential data for your patients, clients, employees, and stakeholders cannot fall into the wrong hands. If it does, the fines you face are costly. Just look at how much Morgan Stanley has paid in fines and class action settlements, and you get an idea of just […]
Educating the Next Generation: The Importance of E-Waste Awareness in Schools
Past generations made plenty of mistakes, and you may have seen evidence of this when walking in a remote section of the forest where someone dumped a broken refrigerator, freezer, or microwave. In rural areas, it wasn’t uncommon for people to have pits in their acreage and use them as personal dump sites for trash […]
The Role of Legislation in E-Waste Management: A Look at Current Regulations
Electronic waste (e-waste for short) is all of the used electronics that are no longer needed or have aged out. At that point, the items like laptops, printers, cellphones, digital cameras, and tablets end up in storage, the trash, a recycling center, or are donated to someone else. What Are the Current Regulations in the U.S.?E-waste […]
How to Maximize the Value of Your Retired IT Assets
When your business upgrades its IT or decommissions a data center, all of those retired IT assets are no longer necessary. That’s everything from your servers and computer stations to printers and tablets that have to go.All of this IT may no longer be valuable to you, but it can be very useful to someone […]