Electronic waste falls into a special category of materials called “universal waste,” as classified by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This category is for material that would normally be considered hazardous waste, but currently exists in a state that reasonably contains the hazardous substances within. However, once disposed, universal waste can be considered hazardous …
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What the Latest Standards for Data Destruction have to Say About SSDs
Realizing that existing standards for data destruction were outdated, the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) created comprehensive guidelines for data sanitization and destruction in 2006. Since then, computer technology has changed significantly, and an update was needed. In 2012, the organization published the NIST 800-88 Revision 1 (which is still officially a draft), …
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How to Be Sure You Securely Remove Data from Corporate iPads
The widespread adoption of tablet computers into business environments has created exciting new opportunities for mobile productivity. It has also raised new concerns for the safe and secure disposal of these tablets when it is time to upgrade them. The IT asset disposition (ITAD) process for laptops, desktops, and servers is well established, but tablet …
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What Your Company Should do When You Upgrade iPads and Android Tablets
As tablet technology continues to improve, many companies are looking to upgrade the initial tablets that were purchased. Regardless of the tablet in use – iPad, Android, or Windows 8 – if you are considering phasing out previous generations in order to take advantage of larger storage capacities, faster processing and enhanced features, you need …
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What you should know about degaussing for data destruction
Degaussing–using magnetic fields to erase data on magnetic media–has been around for a long time. It was included in the Department of Defense 5220-22.M standard (which was formerly regarded as the leading standard for data destruction) and is in the more current NIST 800-88 standard. However, while degaussing can effectively destroy data, not all degaussing …
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Is the E-Waste Problem Getting Worse?
This post is contributed by Thomas Horner, Environmental Coordinator at Lifespan The answer to the question posed in the title of this article, “Is the e-waste problem getting worse?” is yes…and no. Yes, because in many parts of the world—including here in the United States—the adoption of responsible e-waste recycling practices is outpaced by the …
How to Find the Best Electronics Recycling Vendor for Your Business
Your business can only afford to keep old, unused electronics equipment in its storage areas for so long. Real estate is expensive; eventually you’ll need that space for something more worthwhile. So the question becomes, what do you do with those old electronics? Dumping them in a landfill or putting them in your dumpster is …
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How to Achieve Regulatory Compliance for IT Asset Disposal in 4 Steps
Regulatory standards exist to protect consumers and to ensure a level playing field for business. As such, most regulatory standards place a heavy emphasis on process—not just doing the right thing, but planning a process and putting it in place to ensure the right thing gets done every time, with the documentation to prove it. …
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5 Truths Your IT Asset Manager Should Know About Data Erasure
Data security experts, you should talk with your IT asset manager about best practices for data security. IT asset disposition is often an area in which a company’s data security policy has some holes. When it can cost millions to recover from a single data breach, the risks are too high to ignore. Your company …
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3 Ways to Minimize Risk of Environmental Noncompliance for IT Recycling
company should be concerned about the risk of environmental non-compliance in the IT recycling process. The earth won’t be the only thing that suffers from an environmentally unsound IT recycling process. If your company doesn’t recycle its used electronics according to all environmental regulations and best practices, it risks: Paying fines. Paying the cost of …
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