Sustainability is in the fast lane and rising. Companies worldwide are implementing environmental policies, adjusting packaging methods, and reusing metals to reduce their carbon footprint. In the race to reach environmental goals, there is one method that will significantly boost an organization’s sustainability numbers, maximize ROI, and help reduce its carbon impact: ITAD. Technology is a primary requirement in business for communication, collaboration, processing, and more, resulting in offices with abundant IT equipment. When IT assets become outdated, break, or are retired, they often become an afterthought and end up in storage closets or tucked away in spare corners. However, responsible IT asset disposition with an ITAD provider like HOBI increases environmental contribution and helps reduce a company’s carbon footprint.
Methods of E-Waste Disposal
Improper asset disposition is one of the primary reasons e-waste increases yearly, making up 70 percent of the world’s toxic waste. The convenience of landfills often makes them a popular disposition method, but they will lead to contamination over time. Metals in electronics contain chemicals that leak into the soil and pollute the groundwater over time, eventually contaminating the surrounding water supply, including the drinking water of surrounding residents. Many have turned to incinerators to prevent pollution, but burning the metal releases toxic chemicals into the air rather than the groundwater.
Benefits of Responsible Asset Disposition
Recycling is the safest method of e-waste disposition and should be a priority for responsible IT asset management. Electronics today contain lithium-ion batteries, which are the source of hundreds of landfill and facility fires. Recycling e-waste helps prevent landfill fires and pollution, and partnering with an ITAD provider will provide environmentally sound e-waste disposal and a range of other services.
ITAD Providers Go Beyond Disposition
IT asset management and disposition providers go above and beyond core disposal services. ITAD providers like HOBI offer data security services, including onsite data erasure and repair services for asset redeployment to maximize value. HOBI also offers donation programs for clients who want to donate their used IT equipment, customized reverse logistics services, and data center solutions. Disposition is more than just getting rid of unwanted IT assets. Partnering with an ITAD provider will help reduce environmental pollution, contribute to a circular economy, and provide electronics to those without access.
HOBI prioritizes the mitigation of potential environmental liability and maximizing economic return. It supports a circular economy by prolonging the lifespan of retired assets and keeping them out of the waste stream. As leaders in sustainable e-waste solutions, HOBI focuses on choosing the best course of action for our clients and the environment.
For more information about our ITAD services, call 817-814-2620 or contact HOBI at sales@hobi.com.