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Developing a Sustainable IT Asset Disposition Strategy for Your Business

Every company needs to have a sustainable IT Asset Disposition strategy. Why? It’s going to save you money, improve your reputation, and help the environment. IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) is a management technique for handling end-of-life IT items like laptops, desktop computers, servers, printers, smartphones, tablets, etc.Three Benefits of a Sustainable ITAD StrategyWhat are the […]

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The Importance of Accessible Technology

What is accessible technology and why is it important? To better understand the value of accessible technology, it helps to understand who is using it. Around the world, around 1.5 billion people have lost hearing in at least one ear, and around 430 million of them have disabling hearing loss. By 2020, it was estimated […]

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Protecting Your Business from Cyberattacks: The Importance of Properly Disposing of IT Assets

In today’s digitally-centric world, businesses rely heavily on technology to remain competitive. With the increased use of internet-enabled devices, such as routers and switches, the importance of network security cannot be overstated. These devices are used to connect users to the internet and help businesses communicate, both internally and externally. However, if not properly secured, […]

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Data Security and E-Waste Disposal: How to Protect Sensitive Information

Around the world, there were around 16 billion mobile phones, and 5.3 billion of them were expected to become e-waste. That’s just cell phones. They’re the fourth most common type of e-waste that ends up in a drawer, closet, or storage area and is forgotten. More concerning is that some end up in the trash […]

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5 Tips for Smooth Data Center Decommissioning Projects

In 2022, estimates are that there were 5.9 million Google user queries, 231 million emails sent, and millions of instant messages. Video streaming, customer sales, account details, social media posts, and so many other aspects of data is generated each day. Statista estimates that the data that was created and captured was around 97 zettabytes […]

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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 9-volt battery, and every household has multiple devices. Your laptop and smartphone likely have a lithium-ion battery. Your desktop computer has a cell battery. Solar lights […]

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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 symbol or it’s made from materials that you feel are recyclable. But, those items actually contaminate the recycling stream and create a situation where a […]

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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 you know where your electronics are once they leave your business or organization.Why is a chain of custody so important? If you cannot prove where […]

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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. In the U.S., the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported more than 25,000 fires were caused by lithium-ion batteries in 2018.These batteries are in your […]

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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 three years, though some will go as high as five.More importantly, IDC and Dell found that server performance drops by 14% every year. By the […]

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