What is Responsible Electronics Recycling And Why Does It Matter?
Is it true that nothing online be considered 100% safe? It’s the type of question most address with the familiar ‘better safe than sorry’, but what about offline, after a […]
Electronic devices have become a phenomenon. Technology, and the devices that go along with it, are the some of the most useful components of our everyday lives. When devices reach […]
5 Ways to Avoid the E-waste Privacy Threat
Privacy breaches are not just a problem when devices are online and connected to the Internet. They’re also a threat even after a device becomes e-waste. When electronics containing sensitive […]
7 E-waste Management Solutions for Businesses Large and Small
Finding e-waste management solutions is no easy task, but there’s plenty incentive to do so. Currently, e-waste is the fastest-growing waste stream in the U.S., and businesses are one of […]
What is Fast Obsolescence of E-Waste and Could It Be Happening at Your Company?
Think CRT screens and clunky copying machines. Think Polaroid cameras and Kodak. Fast obsolescence is what continual technological innovation does to devices that get old quick, and sometimes disappear completely. […]
How Big Data and the Internet of Things Is Affecting E-waste and Why It Matters
The facts are clear: technology and technological innovation has changed our lives on an epic scale. In fact, two key players, Big Data and the Internet of Things, have made […]
5 Hard Facts About Lead in E-waste
The Flint, Michigan water crisis seems to have everyone discussing social justice issues and the political implications of environmental racism, but it should also have everyone discussing one of the most notorious environmental […]
5 Ways to Ensure Your Private Data WON’T be Stolen When You Recycle Your Electronics
While most of the recent buzz concerning data privacy concerns the way that big tech can sometimes fail to make decent disclosures about rights and censorship, another often overlooked issue is privacy […]
Sustainable Recycling Plants and Why They Matter
Some, by now, may be familiar with the tricky, cost-benefit conundrum that sometimes plagues the plus sides of recycling. The general argument is that the costs of recycling outweigh the […]
Everything You Should Know About ISO 14001:2015 and Other Electronics Recycling Standards
It’s easy to make the mistake of assuming that every recycling center is alike, but that’s not true. Often the big differentiator is the level of certification a recycler has […]