Today is Earth Day, the time of year to celebrate keeping the planet clean and healthy. This year’s theme is Our Power, Our Planet, calling for everyone to unite around renewable energy in efforts to triple clean electricity by 2030. IT asset disposition (ITAD) providers focus on environmentally responsible electronic waste disposal solutions, while also taking steps to reduce their carbon footprint, like using energy-efficient lightbulbs. Partnering with an ITAD provider ensures companies are responsibly disposing of retired IT assets and helps reduce their carbon footprint by partnering with environmentally conscious vendors.
Proper IT Asset Disposition Prevents Pollution
Electronics are made with precious metals like nickel, lead, lithium, and mercury that contain toxic chemicals. When left sitting in landfills for too long, these chemicals soak into the groundwater, polluting the surrounding water supply and eventually contaminating drinking water. Burning electronics via incineration releases these chemicals into the atmosphere and pollutes the air. Long-term exposure to these chemicals, whether it’s ingesting them through the water or breathing them in, can cause serious health problems over time. For this reason, it is critical to properly dispose of retired IT assets like desktops, phones, and laptops. This is where IT asset disposition facilities like HOBI play a crucial role. They collect retired electronics and ensure they are disposed of properly via recycling.
By working with ITAD enterprises, you are not just disposing of your electronics, but actively contributing to the environment and the economy. These enterprises provide many benefits, including repair and refurbishment of devices that have not reached the end of their useful life, which provides used devices for purchase and decreases the demand for brand-new devices. Some ITAD providers take steps to reduce their carbon footprint, such as using light timers for power reduction, energy-efficient light bulbs, and solar panels.
Every Action Counts
A common misconception is that our actions don’t matter in the long run, but through a combined effort, we can each do our part in protecting the environment. Here are some things you can do every day, in addition to recycling your electronics, to help keep the Earth sustainable:
- Buy recycled paper and print on both sides to reduce the amount used.
- Make recycling bins available in your home, office, or school.
- Recycling empty ink and toner cartridges and purchasing remanufactured cartridges.
- Recycle old newspapers and magazines after you’re finished with them.
- Look for the recycled option when purchasing goods.
- If you use a plastic throw-away coffee cup, reuse it instead of throwing it out.
- Buy rechargeable batteries.
- Turn lights off when you exit a room or use light timers.
- Use air source heat pumps.
- Solar panels for your roof.
For more information about our ITAD services, call 817-814-2620 or contact HOBI at sales@hobi.com.