Why Is Battery Recycling So Important?
If you have electronic or electrical devices and items in your home, chances are high that it runs on battery power. Smoke, fire, and carbon monoxide detectors usually take a […]
Don’t Throw Out Hard-to-Recycle Items Without Reading These Tips
“Wishcycling” is one of the biggest challenges for recycling facilities. What is wishcycling? It’s a situation where people place items in their blue recycling bins because they have a recycling […]
Understanding the Importance of Chain of Custody in ITAD & Electronics Recycling
Chain of custody is the process of documenting the location and stage of e-recycling for the electronic devices that you’ve handed over to someone else for recycling. It’s essential that […]
How To Prevent Lithium Ion Battery Fires
Vancouver, British Columbia’s Fire and Rescue Services put out warnings to residents to be careful when charging lithium-ion batteries due to a 5x increase in fires caused by these batteries. […]
How Data Centers Decommission & Upgrade Servers
Experts agree that most data centers should upgrade their services every three to five years. Even if a system seems to be operating well, manufacturer warranties tend to end after […]
Why Alkaline Battery Recycling Is Critical For the Environment
In general, there are five categories of household batteries: Single-Use, Lithium Ion, Small Sealed Lead Acid, Nickel Cadmium, and Nickel-Metal Hydride. When batteries are rechargeable, they can be used hundreds […]
Used Military Biometric Scanners Sold on eBay Contain Fingerprints, Iris Scan Data
Matthias Marx, a German security researcher, spotted an eBay auction for a biometric scanner tied to the U.S. military and decided to bid $68, which was about 50% of the […]
Ways To Prevent Lithium-Ion Battery Fires
Between 2012 and 2017, the Consumer Product Safety Risk Management System reported over 25,000 problems with overheated or failed batteries in more than 400 types of rechargeable or electric devices. […]
Why Is It Important to Recycle Your Used Electronics?
Only half of the states in the U.S. have enacted state laws that address electronics recycling. Most of these states use Producer Responsibility rules that require the manufacturers to pay […]
Understanding the Importance of Hard Drive Destruction
Everyone needs to think about the importance of hard drive destruction. Consider what’s on your work or personal computer. Yearly income taxes that you’ve saved as PDF files, medical records, […]