Side Street Technology Blog

When a used laptop is recycled, this means there is a reduction in environmental liability and accountability for all hazardous materials contained in discarded equipment.

The benefits of recycling include:

• You have the knowledge that your electronics discards will not become a future liability.
• RCRA compliant recovery and recycling with “end-of-life” certification.
• All materials that cannot be reused are sorted into various categories and marketed for recycling.
• All processes are tracked and compliant with environmental regulatory agencies.
• Each lot of material is assigned a control number when a movement is originated and tracked until final disposition.

A Special Note about Data Cleansing and Destruction

When a used laptop is recycled, recycling companies offer special services regarding harddrives and your sensitive data. These special services include:

• Guaranteed security of your proprietary products with complete data cleansing and removal on all media
• Total data destruction through shredding provided at your request
• Certificates of Recycle and total Data Destruction provided

Conclusion

When utilizing a vendor that specializes in used laptops, there is no waste. Units are first refurbished. If a unit can’t be refurbished, it is used or sold for parts. What’s remaining is recycled.