Do you ever wonder what actually happens to e-waste when it isn’t disposed of through a certified, professional ITAD vendor? As you see in the video, e-waste is often times shipped overseas for disposal, resulting in unethical disposal practices that directly harm communities, wildlife and our planet. This is something we hear about time and …
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Did you know Earth Day was formed 45 years ago in 1970? The federal holiday originated after a national “teach-in” organized across many US universities to spread awareness of the effects of pollutants on the environment. The focus was on reducing and recycling consumer waste and cleaning our water and air, but people thought nothing …
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Baseball season is here! It’s that time again when we see players cracking bats and covering the bases– all with the ultimate goal of winning the World Series. For those of you in charge of IT asset management, have you considered if you’re covering all bases when it comes to IT asset disposition? You, too, can win …
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Many concerns surround the topic of chain of custody in the ITAD process. You can avoid missing ”links” in the “chain” by carefully tracking the equipment internally before your assets reach your ITAD vendor. The more steps you take to track decommissioned assets prior to them leaving your facility, the more traceable and the less …
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Physical destruction by shredding or crushing hard drives onsite is a crucial option for many organizations looking for the most efficient means to securely destroy sensitive data stored on hard drives. Shredding and crushing, when the material is then properly recycled, are environmentally safe and effective forms of complete data destruction. These forms of data …
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So it is time to retire mobile devices at your company. Whether you have 25 or 1,000 mobile devices that have reached end of life in your organization, what do you do? If you have ongoing CYOD or corporate-assigned device upgrades, how do you know you are handling the disposition properly? All corporate-owned and issued …
According to a recent Kroll Ontrack survey, 90 percent of people polled use SSDs (Solid State Drives) in their organization and a third of them have experienced a malfunction. These malfunctions resulted in a loss of data 60 percent of the time. Only about 20 percent of the survey respondents note they are able to …
The eyebrow-raising report from Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs on the existence of never-before-seen spyware created a buzz last month, with questions circling about who is behind the attacks. As IT Asset Disposition professionals, we are not as concerned about who is behind it, but in how to make sure the malware is destroyed on …
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Lifespan has a history of working with research institutions around the U.S. and the globe in our ongoing efforts to improve service for our customers and to stay at the forefront of our industry. In January, we met with researchers from MIT at the Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network to discuss how …
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The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandates the workplace health and safety standards that all organizations must comply with. There are several reasons you should pay attention to your ITAD vendor’s health and safety measures. The dangers of working in an ITAD facility are real. Computer equipment and electronics parts can cause injury …
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