Reverse logistics refers to the process of moving goods, services, or equipment parts back up the supply chain for proper disposal. Reverse logistics are often employed to salvage value for, recycle, or dispose of excess technical equipment when a company no longer needs it.

For IT equipment, reverse logistics involves recapturing unneeded hardware from users across the company. Reverse logistics may be required following either a technology refresh update or the elimination of employee positions. Having a reverse logistics process in place can help ensure that your company gets the maximum value for retired IT equipment.

Dumping e-waste instead of recycling it properly can have devastating effects on both the environment and human health. When not recycled properly, the toxic elements from e-waste can end up in human drinking water and potentially cause damage to the brain, heart, liver, kidneys, and more.

Data destruction is critical for preserving the privacy and security of your data – both for your company and for your clients. Secure data destruction is important to ensure that excess IT equipment no longer in use cannot give away any privileged data to unauthorized sources.

Digital data can be securely destroyed either physically or electronically. Physical data destruction, like hard drive shredding and crushing, render the hardware unusable. To ensure that the data is unable to be recovered, it’s important to follow the physical destruction guidelines set forth by NAID and NIST. This includes data erasure and hard drive degaussing, which permanently erase the data either through electromagnetic interference or data wiping software.

Data can be permanently erased through a number of reliable methods, including secure data erasure and hard drive degaussing. Liquid Technology meets or exceeds NIST standards for each of these methods, ensuring that sensitive data can never be recovered.

e-Waste cannot be recycled through your traditional scrap recycling company that handles plastics and paper, but a certified e-waste recycler can help. Properly recycling e-waste under e-Stewards standards ensures that toxins from your IT hardware do not end up re-entering the environment.

Working with a certified e-waste recycler helps to ensure that your e-waste is recycled responsibly and your sensitive data is destroyed in the process. As a certified e-waste recycler, Liquid Technology utilizes e-Stewards practices throughout our entire recycling process, from the moment your IT equipment is in our possession. The e-Stewards standards we follow include passing annual 3rd party audits, demonstrating the downstream disposition of all hazardous waste throughout the supply chain, operating a management system to achieve compliance with all laws, and not exporting e-waste to developing countries or using prison labor.

The decommissioning process retires a server’s system when the server is no longer needed. Decommissioning allows the server to either be reused or properly recycled once its data has been removed.

Decommissioning an entire data center involves decommissioning each server within a data center or colocation facility, including removal of wires, racks, and other IT hardware leaving the space broom clean. When decommissioning a data center, it’s important to have a process in place that protects your server’s data. An NAID AAA certified vendor like Liquid Technology can help make sure that your data is secure while we help you decommission a redundant data center.

Secure data destruction aims to protect sensitive data – including data regarding your company, employees, and customers. The secure data destruction process allows you to confidently reuse or dispose of excess IT hardware without needing to worry about your data falling into the wrong hands.

A digital certificate of data destruction, otherwise known as a digital data sanitation report, is certifiable proof that your data has been securely destroyed. This digital certificate is fully auditable to confirm your company’s compliance with data destruction regulations. Liquid Technology provides this digital certificate to all clients as proof of secure data destruction upon completion of a project.

Sanitized data is data that has been removed or destroyed. Reliable data sanitization processes are irreversible, so your data cannot be read or recovered after the fact – ensuring the security of sensitive data.

Data sanitization can happen through a few different methods, including physical destruction like hard drive crushing and software-based methods like data erasure. In any situation, Liquid Technology can help you understand the best data sanitization method for your specific company scenario.

If you’re looking to recycle your company’s IT hardware, the most important step you should take is to contact an IT asset disposition company like Liquid Technology! Before you reach out, it helps to take stock of the excess IT hardware you have on hand, including the types and the quantity. With that information, Liquid Technology can help determine the best method for securely destroying your data and recycling your hardware.

Costs for recycling your excess IT hardware through Liquid Technology cover a comprehensive plan for destroying data, recycling or reselling the equipment. Contact Liquid Technology for a quote.

Most types of IT hardware – including servers, PCs, and laptops – can be recycled responsibly. Safe recycling involves extracting raw materials from your excess IT hardware that can be reused in other ways.

IT asset disposition, also known as ITAD, refers to the proper disposal of unwanted or outdated electronic equipment and hardware. An IT asset disposition plan can help your company maximize the recovery value of your IT equipment while minimizing risk.

An ITAD company is your partner in properly disposing of your unwanted IT equipment in a secure and environmentally-friendly manner. An ITAD company, like Liquid Technology, can help you resell or recycle unwanted and obsolete hardware while also protecting your company’s data.

Consigning your IT equipment with a reputable ITAD company like Liquid Technology may provide a better return depending on the volume and mix of hardware you are looking to sell. Liquid Technology’s computer broker service can help you increase your IT value recovery and keep you in compliance with data destruction standards.

An ITAD company can help you determine the accurate value of your IT hardware to determine whether you should recycle or resell. Liquid Technology’s specialists handle the entire process of inspecting and assessing your IT hardware and facilitating the resale transaction. Contact us to determine the value of your hardware and the best way to maximize the ROI.

Many “deleted” files or data can ultimately be recovered from your computers. To ensure the permanent destruction of data from your IT hardware, you need to employ a certified data wiping service.

e-Waste pollution refers to the pollution caused by improperly discarded electronic devices and IT equipment. Discarded e-waste contains several harmful chemicals and metals that can have a serious, detrimental impact on the environment, which is why e-waste should always be properly recycled.

e-Waste pollution happens when e-waste is dumped in landfills along with other garbage. This improper disposal of electronics and IT equipment can allow toxic materials to seep into soil and groundwater, causing problems for the environment and the health of both humans and animals.