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Sustainability

June 9, 2026

ITAD Sustainability: Rethinking Disposal, Reuse, and Value Recovery

Sustainability in IT asset disposition is often viewed as a simple goal: keep electronic waste out of landfills. In practice, it is much more complex. Every disposition decision can affect data security, value recovery, and environmental outcomes, forcing organizations to balance competing priorities. For example, physically destroying a device may eliminate security concerns, but it […]

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ITAD

May 27, 2026

Reconext Now Offers Tape Disposal

Tape disposal is now part of the Reconext service portfolio, in partnership with Insurgo Media Services, purpose-built specialists whose approach goes uniquely further than standard methods:  Patented and proven dual-layer sanitization process  Unique 3-layer asset tracking process   Lower power consumption and certified media reuse options delivering stronger ESG performance  Full audit reporting and proof throughout the entire destruction and sanitization […]

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ITAD

May 27, 2026

On-Site Data Degaussing: How Secure Magnetic Data Destruction Works

Traditional data destruction methods left room for sensitive information to remain recoverable. As organizations faced growing concerns over compliance failures and security breaches, data degaussing emerged as a more definitive way to permanently erase magnetic storage media.  For organizations handling sensitive information, where and how this process takes place can be just as important as […]

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ITAD

May 20, 2026

What To Do With End-of-Life (EOL) IT Equipment

End-of-life (EOL) IT equipment has a tendency to pile up in server rooms and storage closets. Nobody ever knows what exactly to do with it, so it just sits there collecting dust and security risks. Although these devices may no longer be in active use, they can still expose sensitive business data to unauthorized parties. […]

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ITAD

May 13, 2026

The 4 Steps of the IT Asset Disposition Process

Most employees use at least 2.5 IT devices daily, such as laptops, smartphones and tablets. Multiply that by your workforce, and the total number of devices in your organization quickly adds up. However, the volume of devices isn’t the main issue. Over time, hardware fails or becomes obsolete, requiring replacement with newer, more capable technology. […]

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ITAD

May 13, 2026

How ITAD Data Sanitization Methods Protect Retired Assets

$4.44 million. That is the average cost of a data breach according to IBM’s 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report. Your organization is likely to suffer a loss, whether small or large, if you dispose of retired IT assets without first performing proper ITAD data sanitization. The good news is that the $4.44 million […]

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ITAD

April 24, 2026

Secure ITAD Process Guide: Key Steps for Data Protection

Most businesses experience huge losses from data breaches related to improper ITAD processes. According to the 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, the average cost of these breaches in the US hit $10.22 million in 2025. End-of-life devices are the primary targets of these data breaches because they often contain unmonitored residual data. This especially happens […]

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Data Destruction What It Really Means for Your Business
Data Center

November 7, 2025

Data Destruction What It Really Means for Your Business

Data sticks around. On drives you’ve pulled from racks, on devices you’ve boxed up, on storage you swore was “retired.” If it isn’t destroyed the right way, it’s still a liability waiting to leak. The question isn’t whether to destroy data. It’s how. Smash the hardware and you lose value. Wipe it properly and you […]

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Data Center

November 5, 2025

How to Measure Success in Data Center IT Asset Recycling

Not every asset recycling program delivers the same results. Organizations that already recycle their data center equipment know this. Without quality metrics to measure the recycling process, you’re working blindly towards money-saving, data protection, and environmental impact goals.  This discussion outlines the five key performance indicators (KPIs) that define a mature, high-impact IT asset recycling […]

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Data Center

November 5, 2025

Data Center Recycling: DIY vs Professional Partner

On paper, recycling a data center sounds simple. You shut down the racks, pack up the gear, and send it off for responsible disposal. Easy, right? Then the reality hits. Every cable, drive, and rack in that room carries a different kind of risk – data that can’t leak, metals that need to be recycled […]

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Spotlight

October 24, 2025

Reconext CEO Shahriyar Rahmati on Circularity at OCP

When hardware outpaces its own lifespan, recovery has to learn to think faster At this year’s Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit, Reconext CEO Shahriyar Rahmati opened with a picture of the modern data center that landed somewhere between awe and absurdity.  Hardware built to last half a decade now ages out in two. Entire […]

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When Trade-In Becomes Strategy: How Reconext Powers the Upgrade Economy
Sustainability

October 21, 2025

When Trade-In Becomes Strategy: How Reconext Powers the Upgrade Economy

Consumers want the newest device and a painless path to get it. In the mobile market alone, trade-in programs are delivering exactly that at record scale, returning an all-time-high $1.34 billion to consumers in Q2 2025, up 60% year over year. Average turn-in age hit 3.88 years, which tells you people are timing upgrades to […]

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