Trellis Impact 2026 takes place this week, Jun. 23 – Jun. 25, at Moscone West in San Francisco, and HOBI will be waiting to meet you. Each year, Trellis Impact brings together industry experts from around the world to discuss hot topics and encourage putting great ideas into action. With a focus on carbon emissions, energy, climate tech, and the circular economy, Trellis Impact sparks breakthrough ideas, scales solutions, and helps build and strengthen partnerships that share sustainable goals.
This year, a major focus area is circularity. Several core ITAD services support the circular economy and help reduce Scope 3 emissions, including reverse logistics and asset refurbishment. Together, these services maximize the value of retired IT assets by keeping them in circulation and reducing carbon emissions through customized logistics solutions, all under one roof.
The Detrimental Effects of Electronic Waste
The e-waste crisis isn’t going away; it’s getting worse. With every new device model released, hundreds of thousands of devices are discarded for a new one, and most of them end up in the waste stream. Technology is rapidly evolving, and recycling facilities can’t keep up with the sheer volume of discarded IT equipment that is generated annually. In 2022, only 22.3 percent of the world’s e-waste was documented as recycled, leaving the remaining 77.7 percent disposed of improperly or not collected at all.
When e-waste is disposed of irresponsibly, electronics end up in landfills, where hazardous chemicals are released and leach into the soil, polluting groundwater. As a result, this contaminates the surrounding water supply and can be detrimental to the health of nearby residents. E-waste also often ends up in municipal waste bins, and every year, garbage truck fires are reported due to batteries. Most electronics today contain Lithium-ion batteries, which can explode when damaged, and when that occurs in landfills, it can take days or even weeks to extinguish completely.
Another concern with improper IT asset disposition is the risk of data security breaches. Data remains on devices until it is properly wiped, leaving sensitive data vulnerable to hackers, especially if devices are left in storage for long periods.
E-waste accounts for about 70 percent of the world’s toxic waste and remains a global issue. Proper IT asset disposition helps combat the growing e-waste problem by supporting a circular economy.
The Circular Mission of ITAD
ITAD isn’t just a disposal plan; it’s part of a circular loop. The world currently operates on a linear economy in which products are produced or purchased, used, and then discarded as waste. ITAD enterprises are shifting away from this idea and instead focus on supporting a circular economic model: repair, reuse, and recycle. As the final stage in a device’s lifecycle, IT asset disposition closes the loop by providing multiple routes for used devices that protect assets, data, and the environment. ITAD providers offer repair and refurbishment services, along with data erasure and asset remarketing, which keep electronics in circulation rather than turning them into waste. Partnering with an ITAD provider also means scalable logistics to help cut costs and emissions.
What HOBI Brings to The Sustainability Table
With over 30 years of industry experience, HOBI International, Inc. offers a wide range of end-of-use services, including onsite data erasure, repair, refurbishment and remarketing, customized reverse logistics, data center solutions, materials recovery, and e-recycling. HOBI is R2v3, RIOS, WBE, ISO 14001, and NAID-certified and focuses on delivering sustainable solutions at scale while increasing enterprise ROI and protecting data throughout the ITAD process.
Maximizing Asset Value by Keeping Devices in Circularity Through Reuse
One of the biggest challenges in the industry is keeping up with technology. For every new model released, hundreds of thousands of users discard their current devices for newer ones, leading to a large volume of e-waste, especially when these devices are disposed of irresponsibly. ITAD combats this with asset refurbishment and remarketing.
With professional knowledge of a constantly changing market, ITAD partners ensure clients get the most out of their used IT equipment by identifying optimal resale windows. Device resale reduces financial strain and enhances environmental claims. Additionally, ITAD providers understand the critical importance of data security and offer certified data erasure in full compliance with all applicable regulations.
Keeping devices in circulation through reuse eliminates the potential for e-waste because assets never enter the waste stream. ITAD closes the loop on the circular economy by taking in discarded devices, repairing them, and redeploying them back into circulation.
Customized Reverse Logistics That Reduce Scope 3 Emissions
One of the more difficult components of emissions reduction is Scope 3. Carbon emissions are broken down into 3 categories:
- Scope 1 – direct greenhouse (GHG) emissions that occur from sources controlled or owned by an organization.
- Scope 2 – indirect GHG emissions associated with the purchase of electricity, steam, heat, or cooling, and are a result of the organization’s energy use.Â
- Scope 3 – indirect emissions (not included in Scope 2) that occur in the value chain of the reporting company, including both upstream and downstream emissions.Â
It is easy to reduce a company’s own emissions, but it is more difficult to control what vendors use. ITAD providers offer a one-stop solution for disposition needs, eliminating the need for multiple vendors and helping reduce Scope 3 emissions. HOBI’s customized reverse logistics solutions prioritize data security and sustainability. Our locations in Dallas, Phoenix, and Batavia all provide scalable logistics services tailored specifically for client needs. Our R2v3, RIOS, ISO 14001, and NAID certifications provide compliance assurance and peace of mind that HOBI upholds sustainable practices.
Trellis Impact 2026 is about putting circular thoughts and ideas into action. With more than 30 years under its belt, HOBI is a leader in sustainable IT asset disposition solutions and is committed to advancing circularity through value-added services such as refurbishment and logistics.
Find HOBI at Trellis Impact 2026 to put your circular plans in motion, or contact HOBI at 877-814-2620 or sales@hobi.com.