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Value-Added ITAD service

The vITAD Concept

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.

Katelyn Harrison April 5, 2023

Electronics Recycling

Right to Repair Makes its Way to Europe

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.

Katelyn Harrison April 4, 2023

IT Asset Disposition

Spring Clean with an ITAD Provider

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.

Katelyn Harrison April 3, 2023

ITAD

Advantages of Partnering with a Women-Owned Business

The number of women-owned and WBE-certified businesses continues to increase each year. Partnering with a woman-owned business allows an organization to achieve better diversity, innovation, and collaboration.

Mahlet Dozier November 7, 2022

Meet Environmental ESG with IT disposition-HOBI

IT Asset Disposition

Meet Environmental ESG Criteria with IT Disposition

ESG refers to how companies pledge to handle certain controversial issues in regards to the environment, social and governance.

Mahlet Dozier October 25, 2022

ESG

ESG Reporting in the ITAD Space

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.

Katelyn Harrison September 28, 2022

IT Asset Disposition

Swiss-Ghana Proposal Could Largely Disrupt the U.S. E-Scrap Exports Industry

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.

Katelyn Harrison June 2, 2022