It pays to recycle the electronics you no longer need, and when you work with a nationally known R2 Electronics Recycling Company, you are increasing the benefits to the environment and returning value to your business.The R2 standard was created to improve the environmental, health, safety and security aspects of electronic recycling.An R2 Electronics Recycling Company follows standards that help to ensure that electronics are disposed of properly all the way down the disposal chain. It also includes standards that prohibit the export of dangerous materials outside the United States.OceanTech is a Minneapolis-based electronics recycling company that services clients throughout the United States and adheres to the stringent R2 standard.The first goal for OceanTech is recycling for reuse. The equipment businesses and other organizations recycle with OceanTech is refurbished whenever possible for resale, and as a result, OceanTech pays the business or organization for the equipment, typically as much as three times more than other electronics recycling companies.Hard drive erasure or data that needs to be deleted is managed by OceanTech at their secure facility. OceanTech provides complete documentation of the data destruction and utilizes best practices to ensure that security is never compromised.An R2 Electronics Recycling Company is focused on ensuring that the end of life process is carefully managed for personal computers and other electronics equipment. Just imagine if every personal computer that was considered “obsolete” was simply dumped into a landfill. The results would amount to a staggering amount of waste, and in reality, there is a market for most types of used electronics equipment.When you work with OceanTech, you turn the process of recycling your electronics over to a company that has satisfied the strict audit requirements to become R2 certified. That assurance provides peace of mind, knowing that the equipment will be safely and securely recycled with minimum waste.For more information on the R2 standard or the services provided by OceanTech, contact the company at 612 331 4456.
Effective ITAD strategies for Data Centers
In the ever-evolving landscape of data management, businesses frequently encounter the need to retire their data center hardware. Such scenarios often arise when companies decide to shut down all or part of a data center operation. The process of decommissioning a data center is riddled with logistical intricacies, and among these, planning for the disposition of retired assets stands out as a crucial aspect. The dismantling of data center equipment without a well-thought-out strategy for reuse, remarketing, or secure disposal can lead to a host of problems.
