Tag: #ITAD
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Top 6 Reasons to Be Thankful for R2V3 Certified Electronics Recyclers
As we reflect on the things that we are grateful for in our personal lives, there are things to be thankful for in our work lives too. After all, most of us will spend one third of our lives working. We should be thankful for R2V3 certified electronics recyclers. While all electronics refurbishers and recyclers…
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America Recycles Day is November 15th
Last month was International E-Waste Day. It was started by WEEE to highlight the importance of the responsible and formal management of e-waste. This year’s slogan was “Join the Hunt to Retrieve, Recycle, Revive.” With many people working from home, at least part-time, businesses and organizations have idle electronics stashed in unused cubicles and empty…
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A Data Breach Is Scary!
Ghosts, goblins and ghouls – October is a scary time of year! But a data breach is a scary threat all year long. If an organization’s electronically stored data is compromised, the impacts can be devastating. Given these risks, protecting electronically stored data is essential not just to avoid breaches but to ensure the business’s…
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We Did It! We Achieved R2V3 Certification!
What is that you ask? In 2005, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) convened a multi-stakeholder meeting to promote best practices in electronics recycling. Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI) grew out of this process. SERI is the housing body and ANSI-credited standards development organization for Responsible Recycling – R2 – standards. SERI’S mission is to create…
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Reduce the Growing Amount of E-Waste Now!
October 14th was International E-Waste Day. Experts, producer responsibility organizations and the WEEE Forum call on households, businesses and governments to send dead, obsolete and surplus plug-in or battery-operated products to processing facilities. Electronics recyclers can either repair devices for reuse or recover valuable materials. This reduces the need for new resources. It is critical to…
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If Employees are Working from Home, What’s Happening with Your Tech?
Whether your return-to-office (RTO) policy is remote or hybrid, you need to evaluate your office technology needs. Two years ago employers were reimagining the traditional workspace. Additional space was needed for social distancing and worker demands for flexibility and convenience. Property managers, office administrators and employees agreed that the workplace of the future would be…
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Does Your Asset Disposal Policy Rely on Luck?
Every high-profile data breach is a reminder of the importance of the need for information protection. An organization’s information is one of its most valuable assets. Both paper and digital records must be protected from careless loss and both internal and external theft. The Identity Theft Resource Center has been identifying breaches since 2005. In…
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Celebrate National Old Stuff Day at the Office!
I’ll be bet you didn’t know National Old Stuff Day is a thing. I first learned about it three years ago and here we are. I am STILL celebrating and STILL have plenty of stuff to get rid of. If you thought it was just a personal thing, here are 5 ways you can…
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From the Wheel to the Web: National Technology Day is January 6
Who even knew that National Technology Day is a thing? But do think about it – where would we be without technology? Can You Guess What the #1 Technology Invention Is? You probably take the #1 technological invention for granted and may not even think of it as “technology.” But without it, there would be…
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New Year’s Resolution: CYF!
Clean Your Files! With the holidays concluded, you may still be getting back into the swing of things. Thinking about cleaning out files may not be at the top of your list. However, when it comes to purging office files, a little advance planning pays off. Determining which files should stay and which can be…