Electronics Recycling An electronics recycler is essentially a massive sorting operation. Batteries go with other batteries sorted by type. Metals with other metals again sorted by type. Eventually we reduce everything down to it’s component parts which are then shipped to one of our audited downstream vendors for further processing. The R2 and RIOS standards which we adhere to are extremely exacting and we are regularly audited for compliance. This means we have to account f

Many people ask ‘Can I recycle computers in my curbside recycling program?’.  It’s highly unlikely that your curbside recycling program accepts computers, even if it collects “scrap metal.” Computers are bulky and made up of multiple materials, so you’ll definitely want to check before putting them in the recycling bin. If your area offers bulky waste recycling, computers may be accepted, but it’s a good idea to verify that they’ll be responsibly recycled. RecyclSoft believes

EWASTE: ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, AND SAFETY POLICY This is our pledge to remain focused on the environment, health, and safety for everyone. RecycleSoft will continually improve our systems while striving to minimize adverse impacts on the environment. We will do this by managing used and end-of-life electronic equipment, components, and materials using a “reuse, recover, recycle” hierarchy of responsible management strategies. This commitment extends from our on-site activitie

Asset Remarketing is an industry of it’s own and although it may appear to be intuitively easy (what can be easier than listing something on Ebay, right?) it is anything but. We regularly run across companies who imagine they are saving money (or making more) by remarketing equipment themselves. We have compiled a brief list of some of the fanciful thought processes that are typical in choosing this route. Give to Employees. The logic is impecable – the computer and monitor w

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Recycling in General In  1985 Joseph Paolino and Sons (JPS) was hired by the City of Philadelphia to take 14,000 tons (28 million pounds) of toxic ash from the city’s municipal incinerator to a dump in Virginia. JPS hired a shipping company, who selected the Khian Sea to make the relatively simply trip. The Khian Sea traveled the globe for 27 months, changed its name at least three times, and visited every continent with the exception of Antarctica (luckily for the penguins).

We will start with a slightly more complicated scenario, one where the customer wants drives wiped at their premises. Let's also assume their router does not support PXE boot AND the laptops containing the drives are not plugged into the network or are loose. For those users who offer off site wiping services this is a frequent scenario. In this case you will boot from a USB drive which has recyclewipe pre-loaded. The USB version of Recyclewipe also has wireless connectivity

The answer to this depends on where you define the start and end points. For example, if you are doing pickups from customer facilities do you want to track from that point or once it arrives at your own facility? Similarly, at the end of the process do you want to track to final disposition or stop at the point of issuance of a Certificate of Data Destruction? This blog will focus on only the data erase elements not the supporting processes, ie everything that happens before

Data sanitization is a big deal. Don't take my word for it. An endless list of unfortunate data breaches are in the link below. https://preyproject.com/blog/worst-data-security-breaches So, I'm going to start with the basics for this first Blog post. I'll gradually get more technical until someone emails me to stop! The first question to ask is probably the most fundamental, Wipe or Shred? In my 25 years in the industry I have alternated between the two and indeed you shoul