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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 Starts Tomorrow. 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

HOBI provides value recovery services via materials recovery

Electronics Recycling

The Critical Minerals in Your Retired Fleet: Why E-Waste Became a Supply Chain Story

Federal and state policies are starting to treat recovery from end-of-life electronics as a supply chain resilience question rather than a recycling question. This framework is showing up in procurement language and grant programs, and urban mining is receiving more industry attention.

Katelyn Harrison September 2, 2026

ITAD

Q4 Refresh Planning Starts Now: Building ITAD into Your Hardware Budget

Most hardware budgets are written as though retired assets simply disappear. The capital request covers new laptops, servers, or handsets,

Michael Blankenship August 31, 2026

Compliance

25 States, 25 Rulebooks: Navigating Electronics EPR as a Multi-State Enterprise

Oregon widened its covered-device list for 2026; Illinois and Vermont expanded battery EPR; California added battery-embedded products to its e-waste fee; and Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington enacted right-to-repair laws effective January 1, 2026.

Katelyn Harrison August 26, 2026

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