Category: Blog

Why Data Destruction is Essential for GDPR and Data Privacy Compliance

Across the U.S., there are laws and regulations that require companies and organizations to safeguard consumer information. If you work in a business, office, or practice that collects personal identifiable information (PII) like phone numbers, addresses, dates of birth, SSNs, etc., you are responsible for that data and must keep it private.When you have electronics […]

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Electronic Recycling on a Global Scale: Collaborative Efforts and Success Stories

Global e-waste is currently around 53.6 metric tons in 2020. In another seven years, estimates are that we’ll reach 75 million metric tons. In the 2010s, the generation of e-waste increased by 60%. The United States is probably the worst offender, right? Wrong. Asia accounts for about half of it (24.9 metric tons). The problem […]

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The Process of Recycling Electronics on a Corporate Scale

Electronics recycling is important for so many reasons. Your employees, clients, customers, shareholders, and contractors likely have shared confidential data with your corporate offices at some point. If any of that is stored on a device and it goes missing, you’re responsible. You face costly lawsuits and fines.It’s just as important to keep these devices […]

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The Importance of Responsible Data Destruction

As a business owner, responsible data destruction is critical. Confidential data for your patients, clients, employees, and stakeholders cannot fall into the wrong hands. If it does, the fines you face are costly. Just look at how much Morgan Stanley has paid in fines and class action settlements, and you get an idea of just […]

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Educating the Next Generation: The Importance of E-Waste Awareness in Schools

 Past generations made plenty of mistakes, and you may have seen evidence of this when walking in a remote section of the forest where someone dumped a broken refrigerator, freezer, or microwave.  In rural areas, it wasn’t uncommon for people to have pits in their acreage and use them as personal dump sites for trash […]

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The Role of Legislation in E-Waste Management: A Look at Current Regulations

Electronic waste (e-waste for short) is all of the used electronics that are no longer needed or have aged out. At that point, the items like laptops, printers, cellphones, digital cameras, and tablets end up in storage, the trash, a recycling center, or are donated to someone else. What Are the Current Regulations in the U.S.?E-waste […]

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How to Maximize the Value of Your Retired IT Assets

When your business upgrades its IT or decommissions a data center, all of those retired IT assets are no longer necessary. That’s everything from your servers and computer stations to printers and tablets that have to go.All of this IT may no longer be valuable to you, but it can be very useful to someone […]

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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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