In 2021, the global e-waste recycling market reached $3.6 billion. It’s expected to double to $7.3 billion in the next decade. The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal was approved in June and will change how hazardous waste is handled. Some e-waste [...]
Electronic waste is the largest growing waste stream worldwide. The U.S. is a big contributor to that waste stream, and, unfortunately, most of our e-waste still ends up in landfills. Electronics contain toxic materials, including PVC plastic and hazardous chemicals, as well as heavy metals like lead, mercury, and cadmium. [...]
The exponential growth of e-waste has prompted a search for green alternatives to help alleviate the impact our technological devices have on our planet. One of these alternatives is refurbished technology. Buying refurbished cell phones, computers, tablets, and more can help boost the circular economy and benefit our environment. Read [...]
This experience may be very familiar to you. Your old laptop died, and it’s too outdated to make it worthwhile to repair. It’s time to upgrade to a new ENERGY STAR model. Once the new laptop is set up, and you’ve transferred any important files, you put that laptop in [...]
Since 2005, 11.7 billion records have been breached through phishing, malware, and other kinds of cyberattacks. And in their 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, Verizon notes that login credentials are the favored type of data for bad actors to steal because it is so useful for mimicking legitimate users online. [...]
Last month, ERI announced that it has completed Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 certification, becoming the only SOC 2 certified e-waste recycler in the industry. It sounds great, but what does it really mean to be a SOC compliant ITAD vendor? Every business and industry around the world keeps client [...]
Data breaches have impacted millions of consumers over the past several years. Companies with data breaches are being sued for their failure to protect their clients’ and patients’ private information…and it’s costing them big. One of the most well-known data breaches in recent history was the 2017 Equifax breach, where [...]
Tech Discounts and Tech Dump are coming together as one for a seamless recycling, partnering, and shopping experience! These two arms of our enterprise will no longer be separate entities. Now, the full scope of our work will be done under a new name: Repowered. This change reflects our multi-faceted [...]
The March release of the E-Waste Management Market Report from Vantage Market Research revealed some alarming statistics. While the market value of e-waste management was valued at over $49 billion in 2021, it’s climbing at a rate that should put that value at more than $111 billion in the next [...]
Lithium-ion batteries are in so many items today. The rechargeable batteries in your laptop, your electric lawnmower, your robotic vacuum, your smartphone, your wireless earbuds, and even your electric vehicle contain lithium-ion batteries. They’re in your digital cameras, Every time you use the battery and recharge it, it is slowly [...]