Improper Data Decommissioning Can Cost Your Business Millions
Data decommissioning is a process where electronics and other assets that hold important data are removed from a company’s possession in a responsible manner. It could be the result of […]
How to Properly Destroy a Hard Drive & It’s Data
One gig of data can contain up to 675,000 pages of information. That’s just one gig. Imagine how much information is on multiple computers, printers, phones, etc. in your office […]
Deleting Files Doesn’t Destroy Your Data
To protect your personal or business information, you delete old files. It’s the steps most people do take and think that’s good enough. You deleted the scan of a customer’s […]
72% of the World’s Electronic Waste Doesn’t Get Recycled
Worldwide, a record amount of e-waste leaves homes and businesses in 2019. Of those 59.1 million tons (53.6 million tonnes), just under 18% of it was properly recycled. To put […]
The Consolidating ITAD Industry and What It Means for Your Business
The ITAD industry is consolidating. While businesses know the importance of recycling electronics to keep toxic materials out of the landfills and environment, it’s not always easy. For businesses in […]
5 Tips for IT Asset Disposition for Remote Workers & Satellite Offices
Back in February, a joint report between Global Workplace Analytics and Flexjobs, a company that specializes in helping employers find telecommuters, found the number of remote workers in the U.S. […]
5 Unique Data Security Challenges That Remote Workers Face
In 2018, Global Workplace Analytics reports that 5 million U.S. employees worked at home at least part-time. When the COVID pandemic hit, surveys found that 88% of workers who could […]
How to Recycle and Destroy Data on Old Employees’ Electronics
When an employee leaves your company, that employee’s records and personal information often gets left behind. Tax records, results of background checks and drug tests, personal and work emails, resumes, […]
How ERI Partners With Office Relocation Companies For ITAD & Data Destruction
Relocating your office is a time-consuming task in more than one way. You have to decide what goes and what stays. The office supplies, files, and equipment that is going […]
Electronic Recycling Solutions For At-Home Employees
Currently in more than 20 states, coronavirus-related stay-at-home orders have thousands of employees working from home offices. For some, this isn’t new. They’ve worked from home before. For others, it’s […]