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Electronics Recycling

The Retired IT Hardware Haunting Your Cybersecurity Program

As Cybersecurity Awareness Month ends, enterprises still have retired IT hardware sitting in storage, leaving enterprise data vulnerable to hackers.

Katelyn Harrison October 28, 2026

Electronics Recycling

How to Securely Dispose of Small IT Devices

This week on HOBI Conversations, HOBI’s Global Logistics Director Dean Snitker returns, joined for the first time by Mike Blankenship, HOBI’s Head of Marketing, Sustainability and Client Strategies.

Katelyn Harrison October 26, 2026

HOBI offers repair services that support circularity

Circular Economy

Circularity at Scale: The Repair Collaborations Needed for a Circular Economy

Reuse keeps used technology in the circular economy rather than reducing it to e-waste, but large-scale circularity requires collaboration among electronics designers, repair shops, and policymakers.

Katelyn Harrison October 21, 2026

HOBI provides battery handling ITAD services

Batteries

Lithium Battery Handling Checklist for IT Teams

One of the industry’s most difficult challenges is lithium-Ion batteries. LIBs are now embedded in almost all electronic devices, making

Katelyn Harrison October 19, 2026

HOBI provides disposition services for fast tech draining value.

ITAD

Fast Tech Disposal: The Risk Hiding in Your Accessory Bin

While most IT teams keep the focus on larger hardware, the real risk lies in irresponsible disposal of fast tech. Smaller devices such as earbuds, adapters, chargers, and other low-cost IoT devices are small but pose a major risk.

Katelyn Harrison October 14, 2026

HOBI provides device reuse services, including repair and refurbishment.

Electronics Recycling

Value Recovery vs. Materials Recovery: Where Retired IT Still Pays

Even if devices cannot be reused, they still hold significant value. Value Recovery and Materials Recovery are integral parts of the ITAD process, each increasing retired asset value in different ways.

Katelyn Harrison October 12, 2026

Support circularity by partnering with an ITAD provider like HOBI for device reuse.

Data Security

What Happens When Data Security Goes Too Far?

While protecting data is paramount, certain concepts such as activation locks, FRPs, and MDM enrollment make device reuse exceptionally difficult and even hinder the process.

Katelyn Harrison October 7, 2026

ITAD

Cybersecurity Credentials Your ITAD Provider Should Have

The key to a strong cybersecurity plan is a secure disposition plan that covers assets from the day they go online to their final disposition. A strong disposition plan is only possible with the right ITAD credentials.

Katelyn Harrison October 5, 2026

HOBI provides end-of-life services for retired assets, including cybersecurity

Data Security

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Your Retired Assets Are Part of the Attack Surface

Many companies don’t realize retired assets are part of the attack surface, and failing to include obsolete assets in cybersecurity plans can lead to data breaches, device theft, and even compliance failures.

Katelyn Harrison September 30, 2026

HOBI provides certified ITAD services in full regulatory compliance

IT Asset Management

The MSP Blind Spot: Who Owns Device Retirement in a Managed Services Contract?

Managed service providers (MSPs) do most of the heavy lifting. They run the fleet, image endpoints, and hold administrative credentials, but one thing is always missing from the paperwork.

Katelyn Harrison September 28, 2026

Compliance

You Have a Seat at the Table. Here’s How to Use It.

Many industries struggle with advocacy because companies don’t believe they have much power to influence legislation. Today’s blog post functions as a playbook for those looking to utilize their seat at the table by breaking down several avenues of influence.

Katelyn Harrison September 23, 2026

ITAD

HOBI Conversations Ep. 6: Advocacy in ITAD, with President Craig Boswell

Boswell returned to the HOBI Conversations podcast for episode 6 to discuss industry advocacy, ITAD’s governing forces, why certain regulations are crucial in the ITAD space and for environmental protection, and domestic legislation ITAD enterprises should watch.

Katelyn Harrison September 21, 2026

HOBI offers comprehensive IT asset management and disposition services that help clients prepare for industry changes

ITAD

The Digital Product Passport Is Coming to Your Fleet, EU or Not

While the DPP is technically an EU initiative, companies expect U.S. involvement because of the OEM challenges DPPs present, and responses are divided.

Katelyn Harrison September 16, 2026

HOBI provides environmental services such as value recovery

ITAD

Fast Tech Is an Enterprise Problem: Getting Ready for International E-Waste Day

International E-Waste Day is fast approaching; do you have a plan? This year, the WEEE Forum’s 2026 theme is Fast Tech and how these low-cost, battery-embedded accessories present a growing e-waste problem.

Katelyn Harrison September 14, 2026

Compliance

Who Actually Writes ITAD’s Rules? A Field Guide to the Bodies Shaping Your Program

Responsible IT asset disposition goes beyond simple recycling and includes many avenues such as data security and erasure, value recovery, and parts harvesting in addition to the traditional recycling route. These disposition pathways require ITAD providers to follow strict guidelines to stay compliant throughout the process, but what forces drive compliance behind the scenes?

Katelyn Harrison September 9, 2026

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