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HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (5/19-22/25)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts, including Colorado’s battery bill that supports proper e-waste disposal, why compliance matters in ITAD during asset disposition, implementing sustainability with data center services, and finding a smarter e-waste solution with a circular economy. 

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Circular Economy & ITAD: A Smarter E-Waste Solution

As the key to e-waste reduction, circularity follows a circular economic model, which aims to eliminate waste by reducing the amount of waste created, reusing what can be reused, and recycling the rest. The world operates in a linear economy, where goods and products are purchased, used, and discarded. This results in excess waste, which can be detrimental to the environment, especially electronic waste. IT asset disposition (ITAD) providers collect used, broken, or retired IT assets and ensure they are disposed of responsibly, closing the loop on a circular economy. 

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Data Center Services

ITAD: Implement Sustainability with Data Center Services 

Data centers are the central hub for information for any enterprise, but decommissioning can be detrimental to the environment if disposed of irresponsibly. Because of their size, data centers are not often viewed like other IT assets such as phones, laptops, printers, scanners, tablets, and desktops, and are often not considered in disposition plans. However, in a digital era, data centers are abundant and pose a significant environmental threat, as large amounts of e-waste are available. Partnering with an ITAD provider for data center services will help implement sustainability in the workplace. 

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Compliance in ITAD: Why it Matters During Asset Disposal 

Compliance can be an annoyance or simply another box to check, depending on how it is perceived. Compliance can often be the difference between a smooth-running business and a lawsuit, especially in the ITAD industry. IT asset disposition with an ITAD partner includes multiple facets such as data erasure and legal hold monitoring that involve handling retired IT assets containing sensitive data, making compliance a requirement. 

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IT Asset Disposition

Colorado Supports Proper E-waste Disposal with Battery Bill

Batteries have been a longstanding issue in the waste industry, and many states are now passing extended producer responsibility (EPR) bills to enforce proper battery disposal. Colorado recently added a battery EPR to its state law that sets overall recycling targets of at least 60 percent for rechargeable batteries and 70 percent for primary batteries. It allows for multiple producer responsibility organizations (PROs). Multiple organizations backed the bill alongside Boulder County, including Recycle Colorado, National Waste and Recycling Association Rocky Mountain Chapter, and Green Latinos. 

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HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (5/12-15/25)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts, including sustainable e-waste solutions with asset reuse, keeping retired IT assets in circulation with an ITAD partner, incorporating asset management into your IT infrastructure, and how the road to sustainability starts with ITAD. 

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The Road to Sustainability Starts with ITAD 

As the world becomes more digitally connected, sustainable practices are becoming increasingly important to implement. Technological advancements create a rapid turnaround for IT assets, leading to an abundance of equipment that can pile up in offices and storage space. Partnering with an IT asset disposition (ITAD) professional provides sustainable solutions to e-waste, including repair and refurbishment services for asset remarketing, and electronics recycling for environmentally-sound disposition. 

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Incorporate Asset Management Into Your IT Infrastructure

The foundation of smooth-running business operations hinges on a reliable IT infrastructure. The business world relies heavily upon technology for communication and collaboration, and without a reliable IT framework, businesses can quickly unravel. Asset management is an integral part of a strong IT infrastructure, and an ITAD partner provides a range of end-of-use services, including asset management and environmentally sound IT asset disposition that improve risk management and optimize storage space. 

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Keep Retired IT Assets in Circulation with an ITAD Partner 

Social media apps have bred a new era of digital marketing, making smartphones the most commonly used device in the world. However, the mass demand for mobile devices has also led to a surge in e-waste, creating a global waste crisis that only proper disposition and circularity can solve. ITAD enterprises help keep retired IT assets in circulation with services such as data erasure, repair and refurbishment, and asset redeployment. 

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Environmental Services

Sustainable E-Waste Solutions with Asset Reuse 

Sustainability is driving the business world, but the primary setback is the significant amount of global electronic waste that continues to accumulate alongside rapid technological advances. Annual releases of new device models increase asset retirement rates as companies fight to keep their IT equipment current. Proper IT asset disposition (ITAD) is collectively the responsible disposition of retired IT assets and a way to ensure a company is adhering to environmental industry standards. E-waste is now a global crisis, but ITAD enterprises offer sustainable e-waste solutions that maximize the value of used assets by keeping them in circulation. 

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HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (5/5-8/25)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts, including designing electronics for circularity with ITAD expertise, how data erasure measures are crucial after asset retirement, prioritizing the environment this Mother’s Day, and how ITAD companies power the circular economy. 

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Environmental Services

Prioritize the Environment this Mother’s Day  

With Mother’s Day quickly approaching, this is the time to prioritize the environment while considering gifts. Sustainability is achieved one step at a time, and choosing an environmentally-friendly Mother’s Day gift helps protect the ecosystem while celebrating mothers worldwide on this special day. Below are some eco-friendly gift ideas to help keep this Mother’s Day green. 

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How ITAD Companies Power the Circular Economy

The circular economy has evolved from a sustainability concept into a strategic imperative for enterprises and OEMs. As environmental regulations tighten, ESG expectations rise, and raw material costs fluctuate, organizations are rethinking how their IT infrastructure fits into a circular framework.

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Data Erasure Measures are Crucial After Asset Retirement 

When IT assets are retired, data security and assets often become an afterthought if a proper disposition plan is not in place. Data erasure is the only way to ensure data is completely protected after asset retirement. IT asset disposition (ITAD) providers include data security in end-of-use needs and offer erasure services to protect data even after assets are retired.

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Designing Electronics for Circularity with ITAD Expertise

In today’s tech landscape, manufacturers and enterprises are under increasing pressure to address the environmental impact of their products, not just during production, but throughout the product lifecycle. The era of linear consumption is fading. In its place, a new model is rising: circularity.

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