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ITAD Solutions Protect & Repair IT Assets from Power Surges

With large amounts of data stored in digital centers, preventing damage to IT assets is critical for data safety. In addition to surge protection, a comprehensive IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) strategy is essential to managing and safely disposing of damaged or retired equipment, ensuring environmental responsibility and data security.

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Katelyn Harrison September 9, 2024
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HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (9/3-9/5)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including details regarding the SERI Electronics Sustainability Summit, environmental benefits of responsible IT asset disposition, and achieving ESG governance criteria via ITAD Compliance. 

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Katelyn Harrison September 6, 2024
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Join Craig Boswell at the Electronics Sustainability Summit

Formerly the E-Reuse Conference, the SERI Electronics Sustainability Summit will take place October 22-24 in Austin, TX, where industry leaders will gather at the premiere electronics recycling and sustainability event to gain valuable knowledge, network with experts, and explore the latest trends shaping the future of electronics reuse. Among the many industry experts scheduled to speak, HOBI’s president, Craig Boswell, will chair a session on the evolving reuse market for mobile devices. 

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Katelyn Harrison September 5, 2024
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ESG

Achieving ESG Governance Criteria Via ITAD Compliance

As a new industry standard in the business world, ESG reporting encompasses a range of policies on how a company reacts to environmental, social, and governance issues. Governance is a critical ESG focus area that helps keep a business running smoothly. Many companies focus on accounting methods and records, but for ITAD processing facilities, compliance is the key to achieving governance ESG goals. 

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Katelyn Harrison September 4, 2024
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Environmental Services

Environmental Benefits of Responsible IT Asset Disposition 

According to a recent United Nations report, the world produced over 137 billion pounds of e-waste in 2023, the equivalent of over 685 fully loaded Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. Less than a quarter of  documented e-waste was disposed of properly. The e-waste crisis is increasing exponentially due to rapid technological advancement, and responsible IT asset management and disposition are more critical than ever to protect the environment from hazardous waste. 

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Katelyn Harrison September 3, 2024
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HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (8/26-8/29)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including Right to Repair safety regulations considered by industry experts, comprehensive ITAD services including secure and sustainable solutions, social ESG goals with repair and remarketing ITAD services, and data center decommissioning and ITAD solutions by experts. 

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Katelyn Harrison August 30, 2024
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Data Center Services

Data Center Decommissioning and ITAD Solutions by Experts

As the core repository for all enterprise and employee data, responsible IT asset management and disposition are crucial for data center operations. While data centers are a vital component of any organization, they inevitably require upgrades and equipment replacement. Decommissioning can be a complex challenge without professional assistance.

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Katelyn Harrison August 29, 2024
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ESG

Social ESG Goals with Repair and Remarketing ITAD Services

Proper IT asset management and disposition enables enterprises to meet Social ESG goals in several ways. Value-added service offerings provide opportunities for clients, such as value maximization through repair and remarketing, donation programs, and more. 

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Katelyn Harrison August 28, 2024
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ITAD

Comprehensive ITAD Services: Secure & Sustainable Solutions

Navigating the ITAD process is challenging. There are several things to consider when retiring IT assets, such as data protection, asset transport, and deciding what to do with the equipment that still works, so IT asset disposition is often put on the back burner. Tracking down multiple resources to ensure your data is protected, assets are transported safely, and assets in working order are repaired can become a headache and costly.

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Katelyn Harrison August 27, 2024
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Mobile Asset Management

Right to Repair Safety Regs Considered by Industry Experts

However, potential dangers remain an issue, including safe battery removal and potential battery fires. Industry experts have recently voiced positive feedback concerning self-repair but also mentioned the need for safety regulations. 

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Katelyn Harrison August 26, 2024
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HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (8/19-8/22)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including navigating data security challenges with an ITAD provider, preventing battery fires, value-added e-waste services for an evolving ITAD landscape, and overcoming ITAD pain points: reverse logistics. 

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Katelyn Harrison August 23, 2024
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Reverse Logistics

Overcoming ITAD Pain Points: Reverse Logistics Solutions 

IT asset disposition is a critical component of hazardous waste management and can often be daunting to approach. Many elements contribute to a smooth ITAD process, each with its own challenges and industry hurdles, and partnering with an R2v3-certified ITAD provider can help navigate ITAD’s pain points and ease the burden of disposing of retired IT assets. 

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Katelyn Harrison August 22, 2024
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ITAD

Value-Added E-waste Services for an Evolving ITAD Landscape 

IT asset disposition is increasingly essential as technology continues to evolve and a prominent shift in industry standards. Traditional ITAD services have changed over the past five years and include value-added services to help clients navigate hurdles produced by a post-pandemic landscape. Services such as ERP integration, ESG reporting, and remote management are among the most notable. Value-added services play a key role in reducing e-waste by helping to keep used IT assets in circulation. 

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Katelyn Harrison August 21, 2024
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IT Asset Management

Prevent Battery Fires: Safely Manage Mobile IT Assets

Mobile devices are the most commonly used form of technology globally, but they also present many dangers when poorly managed. Popular mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, and smartwatches are made with lithium-ion batteries, known to ignite when damaged.

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Katelyn Harrison August 20, 2024
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Data Security

Navigate Data Security Challenges with an ITAD Provider 

Data theft has skyrocketed alongside mobile device sales, and it is becoming more challenging to spot hackers and to keep data protected. Without proper steps to ensure data safety, data is often at its most vulnerable when IT assets are retired. Partnering with an ITAD provider that offers services like data erasure will help keep sensitive enterprise data safe even after disposition. 

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Katelyn Harrison August 19, 2024

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