Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts, including data protection with an all-inclusive ITAD provider, reducing e-waste with ITAD by donating retired IT assets, achieving ESG goals with a value-added ITAD provider, and details of the webinar hosted by BAN and SERI discussing the Basel Convention amendments.
The Basel Action Network (BAN) recently teamed up with SERI for a webinar to discuss the Basel Convention amendments and to help those in the industry understand what the changes mean for electronics processors.
Office assets like phones, laptops, computers, tablets, and desktops are often upgraded and discarded in favor of newer models. However, a primary reason for the e-waste crisis is poor e-waste management. However, partnering with an ITAD provider to donate retired IT assets will help protect the environment by preventing used electronics from entering the waste stream.
IT assets are typically upgraded every one to two years to ensure they continue functioning properly, and retired assets often become an afterthought. Many are left in storage or piled in supply closets until a disposition plan can be made. The problem is that data is left vulnerable even after retirement, and data protection is critical in a digital age. All-inclusive IT asset disposition providers offer a range of services for end-of-use assets, including data erasure and security.
Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including logistics solutions with an IT asset disposition provider, environmental awareness with ITAD service offerings, value-added ITAD services for a changing industry, and lithium-ion battery facts and preventing battery fires at home.
Electronic waste makes up 70 percent of the world’s toxic waste, and proper disposition of retired IT assets not only help protect the environment, but can also protect the health of those living near landfills. IT asset disposition providers like HOBI collect retired IT assets like laptops, computers, tablets and smartphones, and ensure they are properly disposed of via e-recycling.
Logistics plays a crucial role in the ITAD industry, as the process of transporting IT assets relies on safe, efficient methods of packaging, storing and transporting assets. Logistics goes beyond transport, and it is easy to forget about the other aspects of the process that are just as important such as packaging, data security, and asset relocation. ITAD providers offer a range of end-of-use services that include comprehensive reverse logistics services like data erasure, mailbag programs, and pick up all under the ITAD umbrella.
Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including exploring the IT asset disposition process step by step, how ITAD providers offer data center services for retired gear, and ITAM safety tips for potential self-repair disasters.
Improper disposal can result in environmental pollution and become detrimental to human health, but partnering with an ITAD provider mitigates environmental liabilities and ensures IT assets are disposed of responsibly. Despite the growing ITAD landscape, many still lack the knowledge of proper IT asset disposition or what it entails.
Data security is becoming increasingly critical in a digital age where every piece of information is stored on electronic devices. From smartphones to vehicles and even smart appliances, exponential amounts of personal data are being stored on IT equipment, and the only way to protect data is proper data sanitization with responsible IT asset disposition.