The Future of Recycling Legislation: What Businesses Should Prepare For
It’s estimated that you can power a laptop for over a day with the energy saved by recycling 10 plastic bottles. In the process, you also reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that’s produced through decomposition in landfills and incinerators. There are other benefits, too. Recycling creates hundreds of thousands of jobs for Americans, which […]
Navigating OEM Compliance: Key Regulations and Standards You Need to Know
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) compliance follows standards set by a regulatory authority in a country or state where items are sold. If OEM compliance is ignored, items cannot be sold, and disregarding those laws results in fines from countries around the world. Plus, it can destroy your company’s reputation.Products have to be carefully tested and […]
Sustainable Corporate Relocation: How Companies Can Be Eco-Friendly While Moving Offices
In December 2023, CBRE took a look at commercial real estate trends in terms of relocation. The commercial real estate experts looked specifically at Fortune 500 companies for five years. During that time, 30% of them moved to a new location.70% moved to another building in the same city or town.29% purchased neighboring land or […]
Back-to-School Season Recycling: Strategies for Schools and Districts to Promote a Greener Start
Across the country, many elementary, middle, and high schools provide students with iPads or laptops to use in classrooms and at home for completing homework. These devices are often replaced within a five-year cycle. You also have the teachers’ laptops, screen projectors, smartboards, scientific calculators, phones, copiers, printers, etc. As children and adults return to […]
Secure Recycling: Data Security and Recycling Health Information Systems
Australia was just hit with one of the largest breaches in its history. Hackers stole both PII and health information on 12.9 million people, including their prescription history. In the U.S. health agencies and any company holding health information must protect the privacy and confidentiality of health-related information.HIPAA (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act […]
Tax Benefits and Rebates for Solar Panel Recycling
What happens when solar panels reach their end-of-life, usually between 25 and 30 years? In the rush to make rooftop solar panels affordable across the U.S., not as much thought went into what happens after. This became trending news in 2022 when California landfills started filling up with the panels. California was one of the first […]
Computer Monitor Recycling: What to Do With Your Desktop
The average lifespan of a desktop is shorter than you might realize. Most only last upwards of three years, unless you take very good care of it. Then, you might get five to eight years. Technology changes quickly, and that helps components become obsolete pretty quickly.Monitors last longer than that. You can often get up […]
Electronics Disposal: The Basics of Responsible Recycling
How many electronic items do you own? Like most people, you probably have a cellphone, laptop or desktop computer, and TV. What about a smart speaker, security camera, tablet, e-reader, rechargeable power tools, remotes, and computer monitor? Studies find the average U.S. home has 28 devices. In 2018, U.S. consumers generated 2.7 million tons of electronic […]
AI-powered devices are coming. How can businesses best dispose of their older hardware
If not disposed of properly, a business could be opening itself up to serious problems.All hardware, including hard drives, pictured here, should be responsibly recycled for security and sustainability reasons./Getty Images by Gene MarksPublished June 11, 2024, 5:00 a.m. ETMicrosoft Corp. announced last month a new collaboration with PC manufacturers to launch new laptops and other devices that […]
Laptop Recycling: What Businesses Do With Old Devices
When you have a laptop that’s no longer being used or doesn’t work, all of these components are sitting there being wasted.