Electronics Recycling for Businesses
Environment, Social, & Governance (ESG)
Environmental, social, and governance or ESG, is a set of standards or practices for how a company operates in regard to the planet and its people. ESG goals can be especially hard to achieve when recycling electronics because of data security and ensuring environmental protection. If you donate your equipment or hire a company to recycle it how do you know it has been handled responsibly?
In 2016, a major financial company contracted a vendor to remove data from computers that were set to be decommissioned. The company failed to complete the service resulting in a major data breach and a fine of $6.5 million dollars.
Potomac eCycle will audit your current electronic recycling process to ensure your ESG goals are being met responsibly and securely. We’ll follow up with every downstream vendor that you use on your behalf and follow the material until it has been completely recycled and then submit our findings and suggest ways you can improve your process.
Another common ESG goal is to donate your usable equipment to organizations of charities in need. But how do you donate your equipment securely to prevent a data leak? Potomac eCycle has a team of qualified hardware and destruction specialists that utilize erasure software that also tests the hardware features and verifies the data has been wiped successfully. A full erasure and test report for each asset will be submitted prior to donation. At the end of the day you can trust the process and hit your ESG goals.
Electronics Recycling Pickup for Businesses
- Responsible disposal is better for the environment.
- A professional recycling facility will offer services that ensure any data stored on the devices is completely eradicated, thereby protecting sensitive and confidential information.
- Your reputation is enhanced when you can demonstrate that your business is eco-friendly and is taking a responsible attitude to the protection and conservation of the environment.
For many companies interested in e-waste recycling, the ability to have a company visit their premises and have the destruction witnessed by company personnel is a valuable option. Others are happy to use a scheduled pickup followed later by the provision of a chain of custody document with a Certificate of Data Destruction.
Why is Potomac eCycle Your Best Option?
Potomac eCycle is the e-waste recycling company of choice for anyone wanting experienced professionals who are dedicated to delivering the best possible customer service while operating to eco-friendly standards.
We follow the management philosophy of “reuse, recover, recycle” by examining the devices for disposal to see if they can be repaired and reused, or some working components harvested, If not, we break down the equipment and aggregate for delivery to downstream processors who will recover the precious metals and dispose of any residual materials.
We make sure that all possible materials are reused or reclaimed and that any downstream processors who are used are also working to similar environmental-friendly standards.
We also offer electronics recycling pickup for businesses for a fee, depending on the quantity available. For an indication of the prices paid for obsolete electronic equipment check out our Business Price Chart.
Certifications
We are R2V3 and RIOS certified, maintaining two of the highest certifications in the recycling industry.
R2 (Responsible Recycling) is the leading global certification standard for the electronics reuse and recycling industry.
The R2 certification is described as: “The R2 Standard is a way to identify, aggregate, distribute, and monitor best-practices in electronics repair and recycling.”
The description from the RIOS certification website is as follows: “RIOS (the Recycling Industry Operating Standard) is an integrated Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety Management System Certification that is designed for recyclers, by recyclers.”
At Potomac eCycle, we take Recycling and Data Destruction seriously. We have the best equipment available to securely dispose of your devices, either on your own premises or at our modern, purpose-designed facilities.
Contact us today for more details about our recycling services and pickup options.
