Major manufacturers of IT equipment implemented takeback programs in recent years due to tougher legislation regulating electronic waste. Many have voluntarily set up takeback programs for their products even in states lacking the...
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Tips for Strategic Tablet Recycling: Why You Shouldn’t Wait
Tablets are growing in demand and popularity. More and more people are employing them as their primary computing devices. Throughout the 20th century, science fiction writers depicted tablets. In the 21st century that vision...
OceanTech Partners with Minneapolis’ IDS Center for 7th Annual Earth Day Recycling Event
The IDS Center is Minnesota’s tallest building, and home to a vast number of business and retail tenants. With such a large community of companies, it’s important for the IDS Center to provide ecologically sustainable means of...
Devaluation of the Intel Xeon Quad Core Processor: Upgrade Sooner to Increase Cash Returns
When dealing with upgrades, businesses will often wait until their computer equipment bites the dust before replacing it with a newer generation. Sometimes this is a more economically sensible option—a fleet of office computers,...
Capitalizing on Electronics Recycling in Minnesota Creates Push for Environmental and Economic Progress
Electronic waste, also known as e-waste, has become a major issue both globally and locally as everyday life becomes more centered around technology. In Minnesota, pollution is an especially major concern because of the...
Responsibly Upgrading LTO 7 Tapes Through Recycling
Technology shifts rapidly, but outdated gear doesn’t have to be thrown in a dumpster once a current model is updated with a newer generation. It’s possible to extend the life of a piece of equipment, which promotes responsible...
Electronics Recycling is a Tall Order for the IDS Center
Electronics Recycling is a Tall Order for the IDS Center We think big at OceanTech, especially about electronics recycling. In fact, we think so big that we attract big customers like Minneapolis’s tallest office tower; the...