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Protecting your company is a constant challenge because there are always new standards, procedures, and risks. The rising in e-waste volumes is forcing businesses to explore green processes that can bring you better living and technological conditions.
I invite you to take a minute and think about your unused equipment. With thousands of new IT hardware released every year, sometimes we collect equipment instead of using it. I know it would be impossible to live without tech, but it is time to start analyzing our lifestyle. Instead of collecting three servers, it would be more helpful to get one that truly meets your requirements. Please do not wait until your unused equipment becomes e-waste to dispose of it.
Batteries power up our computers, electric vehicles, cellphones, and many other devices that are part of our routines. Electric car popularity has been growing fast, and this is great, but it is also essential to stay alert on the tons of batteries that once powered those cars and end up in landfills. Those old batteries mean more than tons of e-waste and pollution because they also leak up toxic gases such as carbon dioxide that could be very dangerous to human health.
It is unbelievable how much we can do with just a simple click. Tech has been part of our lives since many years ago, but it became a top priority since the beginning of the pandemic. Social distance just turned tech devices into our teachers, colleagues, and even our friends. We had already learned that our servers are much more than plastic and metal. Even if it is new or obsolete, every IT asset is valuable because of its precious elements such as aluminum, gold, lithium, etc. Remember that e-waste is different than regular waste, you cannot just throw your non-functional devices in the trash.
Magnetic tapes degrade over time and are used until they become e-waste. In the last decade, tape recording technology has changed five times. This means that your old magnetic media will be unreadable on the latest tape devices.