When we think of damaged electronics, we typically think of shattered screens or water damage, perhaps a few scratches, but internal damage can sometimes be more dangerous than external damage, and it’s important to keep your gadgets protected this summer as temperatures begin to rise.Â
Oregon’s House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would significantly change the state’s electronics collection and processing law. On March 22, House Bill 3220 passed with 56 votes in favor and four excused and not voting.Â
Many companies are becoming more environmentally aware and doing more to reduce their carbon footprint. IT asset disposition service providers like HOBI partner with companies looking to get rid of retired IT hardware and ensure it is disposed of properly.
First introduced at the 2022 E-Scrap conference, value-added IT asset disposition or vITAD is a term coined by HOBI’s co-founder and president, Craig Boswell. According to Boswell, the vITAD concept augments the traditional ITAD model with ERP integration, portal customization for asset tracking, asset redeployment, re-imaging, and ESG reporting.Â
The right to repair aims to advocate for repair-friendly policies, regulations, statutes, and standards at national, state, and local levels. The right to repair ultimately allows consumers to repair their own devices or take them to third-party repair shops for more cost-effective solutions.Â
This time of year, many in the business world may find themselves staring at piles of old IT hardware long since retired with nowhere to go. Now is the perfect time to start spring cleaning, starting with IT asset disposition.
The role of traditional ITAD is changing, and one of the new criteria is ESG reporting. With three focus points in regards to how well a company performs with respect to environmental, social and governance issues, ESG represents a significant change in industry standards.
Last year, the Basel Convention published several proposed alterations to the convention itself that would dramatically change how some end-of-life exports are managed, with the changes set to be discussed in a meeting taking place June 6-17, 2022.Â