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.
Sustainability in Circularity
In the context of sustainability, circularity is a closed-loop system where resources and materials are reused and regenerated continuously, eliminating waste and extending the life of products. ITAD providers close the loop on a circular economy as the final step in an asset’s lifecycle through services such as repair and refurbishment, and asset remarketing.
- Data Erasure – Data destruction is the first step of the device reuse process. Completely wiping data from a used device ensures no data leaks occur even after the assets are retired.
- Repair & Refurbishment – Some devices are damaged during use and may require cosmetic repairs to return them to their original state.
- Remarketing – Remarketing used IT assets keeps obsolete devices out of the waste stream, expands their life cycle, and helps bridge the digital divide.
IT Asset Reuse Reduces E-waste
In a digital age, IT assets are abundant and often end up where they shouldn’t. Reusing retired IT assets preserves the resources required to manufacture new devices, and recycling helps recover resources such as precious metals in electronics so they may be repurposed. Partnering with an ITAD provider eliminates the hassle of searching for multiple vendors and organizing a chaotic disposal process. An ITAD partner ensures an environmentally sound disposal process whenever needed and will help boost an organization’s sustainability credit by supporting a circular economy.
HOBI International, Inc. is a premier IT asset disposition enterprise that offers a full range of ITAD services, including Mobile Lifecycle Management for Mobility Managed Services, with repair and resale options for mobile devices. HOBI focuses on maximizing economic return and prioritizes contributing to reducing the carbon footprint through reuse and e-recycling.
For more information about our ITAD services, call 877-814-2620 or contact us at sales@hobi.com.