SO YOU NEED TO RECYCLE COMPUTERS? THE STEPS TO TAKE.
When it’s time to recycle computers, a few key decisions can make a big difference for value recovery, data protection, and more.
The number of PCs shipped in 2020 is truly staggering: 275 million. In the United States, 21.5 million units shipped in the third quarter of this year alone. Many of these units will take the place of older models. And that’s where we come in.
Read MoreR2-CERTIFIED RECYCLERS: WHAT SETS THEM APART
When recycling electronics, make sure you work with R2-certified recyclers. Here’s why.
Although most companies have heard of the R2 certification, not everyone may fully appreciate how important it really is. When a multinational corporation like Morgan Stanley can neglect to hire R2 certified recyclers — a decision that turned into a class-action lawsuit, it goes to show the message can’t be driven home often enough.
Read MoreALL THE ARGUMENTS YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS TO RECYCLE ELECTRONICS
If the pandemic threw off your efforts to recycle electronics, market dynamics make this the ideal time to regroup.
Most businesses want to recycle electronics but following through is not always as easy. Employee turnover and other issues can make the company lose focus on the effort to recycle electronics.
Read MoreWATCH: WHY R2 RECYCLING IS SO IMPORTANT
Morgan Stanley did not prioritize R2 recycling — and it ended in disaster. In this video, GER President Kristina Picciotti weighs in on the importance of working with the right electronics recycler.
Nothing underscores the importance of R2 recycling than the recent Morgan Stanley data breach. The multinational financial services company and investment bank terminated a contract with its trusted ITAD partner in favor of a company with no experience in the business of sanitizing end-of-life IT assets.
Read MoreSEEKING ABSOLUTE DATA DESTRUCTION? LOOK FOR CERTIFIED ERASURE.
For your most sensitive data, seek verification of absolute data destruction and beware of methods that don’t fulfill data sanitization requirements.
How can I know my business data has been completely erased and is irrecoverable even with the most sophisticated methods? We get questions along those lines quite often and our answer goes something like this: absolute data destruction includes more than the secure erasure of data. The solution must also verify its successful completion and produce an auditable, tamper-proof certificate of destruction to prove compliance with global regulations.
WITNESSED DESTRUCTION OF IT ASSETS: HOW IT IS DONE
For added peace of mind, witnessed destruction lets you monitor the permanent destruction of your most sensitive assets and data
A common query that we receive is about witnessed destruction. How do I know sensitive data has been destroyed? Can I observe the process myself? How does it work? Do I receive some type of verification? To answer those questions, we wrote this blog post.
Read MoreTHE MOST IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT COMPUTER RECYCLING
No matter what, your company will eventually need to pursue computer recycling. Here are 3 facts to keep in mind.
Are the backrooms of your company turning into a computer junkyard? Whether your equipment has gone obsolete after a companywide upgrade or needs to be disposed of following a merger, the question of what should happen to your e waste needs to be tackled before that pile becomes a permanent fixture.
Read MoreWHAT YOU CAN GAIN FROM OVERHAULING YOUR APPROACH TO CORPORATE E WASTE RECYCLING
Recycling corporate e waste shouldn’t be a hassle. By eliminating confusion and disorder, you score environmental, brand, and operational wins
Evaluating the performance of your electronics recycling partner — or partners — is one of those tasks that tends to get pushed back by day-to-day work demands. It may require a major hiccup for a company to take note that the electronic recycler is not meeting standards. Alternatively, you may be facing a scenario in which the issues keep mounting until the situation gradually deteriorates from “make-do” to unsustainable.
Read MoreWHY THE COMPANY CULTURE OF YOUR E RECYCLER MATTERS TO YOUR SUCCESS
Industry certifications are only a starting point. Company culture ultimately determines whether it’s a good match.
High employee turnover, low-level commitment, disorganized operations. If your electronics recycler suffers from any of the above, your organization is bound to suffer too. When searching for a partner to take on your retired electronics, don’t overlook the role of company culture.
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