Recycling e waste brings rewards to businesses, including a potential new revenue stream, sustainability leadership and brand safeguarding—not to mention recycling electronics is simply the right thing to do.
Keeping in mind the average lifespan of an office computer is only estimated to be between three and five years, how does a company safely (and sustainably) dispose of used computers and IT equipment on a regular basis?
With an abundance of retired IT assets, educational institutions can become key players in long-term e waste recycling solutions.
Much of the focus surrounding e waste has centered on private industry practices and the habits of individual consumers. This does not account for some of the biggest contributors to e waste, however.
With recent legislation and increasingly disrupted supply chains, higher education can benefit from the Right to Repair movement.
Repairing products without replacing them is legal under both fair use and copyright law, but manufacturers have often restricted consumer access to materials needed for repair. In the wake of the pandemic, this has created a number of difficulties for consumers. The introduction of recent legislation, however, has made self-repair more feasible than ever before. Let’s examine the so-called Right to Repair movement in schools and how higher education — and the planet — can benefit from getting more life out of existing technology.
Your business can make an impact on the monumental global e waste problem by following these guidelines to ensure sustainability.
We’re nearly halfway through 2022, and humans have already generated more than 9 million tons of e waste this year. That’s 9 million tons of telecommunications equipment, solar panels, computer monitors, and consumer electronic devices that will never be powered back on again. The global e waste problem is larger than we suspect.
In a brand-new video on IT equipment disposal, we tackle some of your most common questions: ‘Is there really any value left in my old electronic assets?’
Ready to recycle responsibly? Then, you likely have questions about IT equipment disposal. There are, after all, a lot of issues to consider as you part with unwanted or obsolete corporate electronic assets. From protecting your data to maximizing value recovery to grasping the scope of e waste regulations — so much goes into getting IT asset disposition right.
Treat it as your back-office urban mine. Recycling lithium-ion batteries helps your business make the most of it. (The environment will thank you)
With the increase in battery-driven technologies comes a skyrocketing number of lithium-ion batteries. The energy dense chemistry of these batteries makes them small, light, and powerful, an ideal combination for a range of applications.
What office equipment contains precious metals? Hint: The global value can be counted in billions of dollars.
The best place to go on a treasure hunt just may be your office or factory floor. Consider this fact, for instance: One metric ton of circuit boards can contain 40 to 800 times the amount of gold and 30 to 40 times the amount of copper mined from one metric ton of ore in the US.
The momentum of ‘right to repair’ may pave the way for a more sustainable economy with less e waste
The right-to-repair movement scored a major victory last week when Apple officially opened its Self Service Repair online store. Announced in November of last year, the new program offers more than 200 parts and tools customers can use to repair the iPhone 12, iPhone 13, and third-generation iPhone SE.
A few features, in particular, tend to set legitimate ITAD companies apart from the pack.
The ITAD space is busy. In recent years, new companies have adopted the IT Asset Disposition label at an increasing rate, making the job of finding the right match for your retired IT assets even harder than before. Arizona is no exception.
If your organization uses solutions from these leading, high-tech brands, then remarketing your used IT equipment is the next step
Given the high resale value of lab and test equipment, a surprising number of organizations overlook this crucial step of the asset life cycle. The fact is, however, that if you’re in possession of equipment from, for example, Rohde & Schwarz, Agilent, Tektronix, or Fluke, the market is ripe for resale.
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