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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 or thousands of times before they stop holding a charge and must be sent for recycling. Single-use batteries are used once and disposed of. These […]
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 almost $150 asking price. He ended up with the winning bid and never expected it to have a hidden surprise.The SEEK II was used to […]
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. You may have heard of some of these complaints. Laptop batteries that overheat and start a fire, e-bike batteries that start fires, or the most […]
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 for recycling. California uses an Advanced Recovery Fee. Consumers are charged a fee when they purchase electronics, and those fees pay for recycling.For states that […]
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, passwords, emails, photocopies of your driver’s license, etc. Business owners likely have customers’ credit card information, names, addresses, and contact information. Medical practices have medical information, […]
ERI, the nation’s largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition (ITAD) provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, announced today that it has achieved an overall A rating from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s circular economy performance tool – Circulytics.Circulytics, a free, comprehensive tool developed by the Foundation, measures circularity across a company’s entire operations, flags […]
15 Takeaways From the 2022 EV Battery Recycling Global Market Report
The 2022 EV Battery Recycling Global Market Report came out in September. Each year, this market report takes a closer look at the growth of EV battery recycling and use in more than a dozen countries. Here are 15 of the most important takeaways from this year’s report. 16.5 Million Electric Vehicles Are on the […]