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HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (8/14-8/17)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including signs that your electronics are overheating, back to school recycling tips, expanding enterprise asset value with mobile life-cycling management, and how technology is transforming industry supply chains. 

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Katelyn Harrison August 18, 2023
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Electronics Recycling

Back to School Recycling 

Students and teachers across the country are returning to classrooms for another school year, and many parents are shopping for school supplies. The average expenses in 2023 of families with children in elementary through high school is $890, $25 more than last year.

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Katelyn Harrison August 15, 2023
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IT Asset Disposition

Signs Your Electronics are Overheating and What to Do

There are several signs of overheating. The most noticeable sign is swelling. When batteries get too hot, they l expand. Lithium-Ion batteries are particularly hazardous because of their explosive nature and, unfortunately, are used in the majority of electronics. 

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Katelyn Harrison August 14, 2023
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Data Center Services

HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (8/7-8/10)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including reasons why e-waste is thrown away, data centers as non-traditional assets, a decrease in demand for new devices, and a possible copper shortage. 

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Katelyn Harrison August 11, 2023
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IT Asset Management

Data Centers as Non-Traditional Assets 

Traditionally, companies stored data in filing cabinets and eventually shredded it to make room for more. The digital age  changed data storage. During the last couple of decades, data centers assumed the role of filing cabinets and now store massive amounts of data. But data centers are not traditional IT assets. 

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Katelyn Harrison August 8, 2023
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Electronics Recycling

Survey Uncovers Reasons E-Waste is Thrown Away 

IT assets are utilized in every business and inevitably need to be replaced. Sometimes, IT hardware can pile up in closets and take up storage space if not disposed of properly. However, a large obstacle for many businesses is not knowing how to dispose of retired IT equipment, and a recent survey revealed several reasons why e-waste accumulates. 

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Katelyn Harrison August 7, 2023
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Electronics Recycling

HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (7/31-8/3)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including the challenges of electronics recycling, maximizing the value of IT assets with donations programs, value-added enterprise asset services, and ways to reduce cloud costs. 

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Katelyn Harrison August 4, 2023
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IT Asset Disposition

Value-Added Enterprise Asset Services 

Value-added ITAD, or vITAD, services are service offerings that augment the traditional ITAD model with several additional facets of the industry, including support for remote workers, R2v3 certification, robust ERP, data privacy, and ESG reporting. These additions are part of the shifting ITAD landscape and provide many enterprise benefits.  

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Katelyn Harrison August 2, 2023
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Maximize Value of IT Assets with Donations Programs 

Electronics are used in almost every aspect of daily life. As important as they are, it’s equally important to ensure electronics are properly maintained and upgraded periodically to prevent technical issues. Maintenance can become costly over time, as well as upgrading to new devices. Value-added ITAD services like donations programs help maximize the value of retired IT assets while providing used electronics to those without access. 

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Katelyn Harrison August 1, 2023
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ITAD

New ITAD Specific Standards on the Horizon from e-Stewards 

Certifications are a part of any business, and they can be difficult for some industries to achieve due to how complex they have become, especially in the ITAD industry. According to e-Stewards’ acting certification director, Selena Turnock, certification standards all over have been getting longer and more tedious.

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Katelyn Harrison August 1, 2023
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Electronics Recycling

Challenges of Electronics Recycling 

The electronics industry has grown exponentially in the last 20 years and is successful in all facets. One obstacle many consumers face is what to do with devices after retirement. Electronics recycling, a lesser-known industry, is an eco-friendly way to dispose of retired IT assets. However, the industry has faced many challenges, some more recently than others. 

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Katelyn Harrison July 31, 2023
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ESG

HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (7/24-27/26)

Below is a weekly recap of this week’s blog posts including new initiatives to lower certification barriers, how to achieve ESG goals with diversity spend, details on why the electronics market may have collapsed, and details regarding the recent Senate hearing over e-waste recycling and reuse. 

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Katelyn Harrison July 28, 2023

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