Responsible IT Asset Disposition

Responsible Enterprise E-Recycling: Staying Secure When Going Green

Companies are searching for new and better ways to become more sustainable. As talent and clients alike are looking to partner with environmentally conscious enterprises, finding the right responsible enterprise e-recycling solution is rising on the list of strategic initiatives. For those companies, the first step towards a greener culture starts in their data centers. More than 40 million tons of e-waste is generated annually across the globe. By reducing this waste, companies reduce carbon emissions, become more efficient in the data center, meet EPA standards and laws, and grow their corporate social responsibility presence. Unfortunately, many companies don’t have a defined enterprise e-recycling or IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) program. Going Green with an Enterprise E-Recycling Program Your hardware might be gathering dust in your data center, but that doesn’t [...]

Responsible IT Asset Disposition and Its Impact on Carbon Emissions

An Infographic by CentricsIT on Responsible IT Asset Disposition It’s an inevitable step in the IT lifecycle—whether you’re refreshing an entire environment, moving to the cloud, or otherwise consolidating your assets—you will need to dispose of retired hardware. This Earth Day, we invite you to take a moment and consider the environmental impact your organization could make by committing to responsible IT Asset Disposition practices. Did you know that properly disposing of a mere 10 servers reduces more than 800 pounds of CO2 emissions? Or that green disposition of a single laptop is the equivalent of preventing 270 aluminium cans worth of emissions? More than 40 million tons of e-waste is generated annually worldwide. By partnering with a certified electronics recycler and responsible IT asset disposition service provider such as CentricsIT, you [...]