Electronics Recycling: Why Should My Business Recycle?
Electronics Recycling: Why Should My Business Recycle? Part Two of our Recycling Series focuses on the importance of green business practices, and TechR2 services for secure data destruction and environmentally-safe disposal of your electronics. “Over the years, IT has fundamentally altered our work and life and improved our productivity, economy and social well-being. It now […]
Tear-A-Byte®, The patented exclusive onsite data eradication solution by TechR2
Tear-A-Byte®, The patented exclusive onsite data eradication solution by TechR2 Do you know where your hard drives go at night? The #1 cause of large-scale data breaches is the loss of data-bearing media. Data breaches have become a major concern in every business and industry, from healthcare to education, banking to retail, costing a company […]
The High Cost of "Free" Data Destruction
The High Cost of “Free” Data Destruction IT asset disposal made headlines around the world last week when the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined NHS Surrey £200,000 (about $300,000) over loss of secret data of more than 3,000 patients. According to the data watchdog, thousands of patient records were discovered on a second-hand NHS […]
How do you know if your electronics recycling company is legit?
How do you know if your electronics recycling company is legit? There are a number of electronics recycling companies that offer FREE drop-offs, computer recycling days and other E-waste events across the nation. For businesses and individuals concerned about proper disposal of their computers and end-of-life electronics, what are the methods for vetting a legitimate […]
Make Everyday "Earth Day" by Recycling with TechR2
Make Everyday “Earth Day” by Recycling with TechR2 Earth Day may not be until April 22 but your business or nonprofit can start taking steps to become environmentally responsible today by hosting a TechR2 recycling event. Here at TechR2 we made a commitment to honor the environment in all aspects of our business, that’s why […]
Middle school teachers aren’t data security agents. They need help.
Middle school teachers aren’t data security agents. They need help. Earlier this year in a small town in Georgia, a middle school teacher saved a spreadsheet of student data from a school computer onto a flash drive, so she could take it home. The teacher left the flash drive in her car. You can guess […]
America Recycles Day is November 15th!
In honor of America Recycles Day (ARD) we wanted to do a blog that focuses on the benefits of recycling. ARD started in 1997 and has been celebrated on November 15th every year since. The purpose of ARD is to promote the benefits of recycling socially, economically and environmentally while encouraging more people to […]
Honor the Environment
Honor the Environment Easily. Ethically. Beneficially. How can we be good stewards of our environment when more than 500 million personal computers are projected to become obsolete in the United States each year — and most of those PCs will end up in landfills? Electronic equipment is the fastest-growing portion of the municipal solid waste […]
FAQs
[vc_row type=”grid” video_bg=””][vc_column width=”1/2″ dp_animation=””][vc_column_text dp_animation=””] Frequently Asked Questions How do I know when it’s time to redistribute, or redeploy my organization’s technology assets? Hardware will be overtaken within three years or fewer by new models that are better, faster, and cheaper than what you paid for existing models. The life cycle of computers is […]
EOL Mistakes
EOL Mistakes Asset End of Life: Where Enterprises Make Mistakes Many enterprises neglect PC end-of-life issues; these enterprises are not adequately protecting enterprise data and are not taking the proper environmental precautions when retiring PCs. Corporations frequently, even if inadvertently, neglect PC end-of-life issues by paying regional recyclers or hardware vendors to remove old hardware. […]