Partnering with a vITAD provider who offers value-added services like data erasure will help prevent hackers from accessing private information even after disposition.Â
An up-and-coming tech company has developed an imaging system that enables e-scrap processors and municipal recycling facilities to locate and remove hidden lithium-ion batteries and other hazards before they can present fire risks.
Value-added IT asset disposition provides customized 3PL solutions to alleviate the burden of asset transportation for enterprises and guarantees safe and secure handling of IT gear.
Leaders in e-scrap certification organizations, SERI, which administers the R2 standard, and e-Stewards believe the new Basel rules on e-plastics present challenges and opportunities. According to E-Scrap News, there is potential wide-scale non-compliance with the new Basel amendments.Â
Starting Jan. 1, 2024, Seattle banned batteries from garbage and recycling bins. Seattle residents will no longer be allowed to throw batteries in garbage cans or recycling bins to prevent potential chemical fires.Â
Due to the amount of e-waste they generate, the U.K. government plans to ban disposable vapes, and the waste industry is in full support.Â
As a value-added IT asset disposition service, ESG represents an enterprise’s environmental, social, and governance policies and provides transparency and accountability within the workplace.
Amid the coldest part of the year, we’ve provided some tips for keeping electronics warm in freezing weather and what to do with frozen electronics.Â
A recycling center in Pitsea, England, that recently caught fire was confirmed to have been started by a lithium-ion battery, prompting the group manager Craig McLellan to promote proper battery disposal.
Years after the SolarWinds attack, Microsoft recently experienced another cyberattack by the same Russian state-sponsored group of hackers known as Nobelium.