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4 Dirty Little Secrets About the Data Eradication Industry
Keep your business and your employees’ safe by working with competent data destruction services. E-waste management takes an expert approach. Short of physically destroying a device, there are few ways to completely eradicate information stored on hard disk drives...
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Earth Day : Surplus Service Protects the Environment, Gives Second Chance to High Risk Employment Sector
https://youtu.be/KT_xPAlu01A As the world celebrated the 48th annual Earth Day, our company was able to let the Bay Area know about our efforts to help the environment by doing more than just recycling. We got a chance to tell a side of our story that many don't often...
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Why Forcing Manufacturers to Make Reusable Electronics is a Good Thing for Businesses
The recent introduction of a controversial new bill in California could point to a bright new start for consumers of electronics, especially businesses and medical facilities. A right to repair act could change the way electronic manufacturers share information about...
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What the China Ban on Foreign Waste Means for Recycling Electronics
China just shook up the world with a new policy that could have a huge impact on the recycling industry. Starting in 2018, China implemented a ban on 24 types of solid waste, including mixed paper and plastics. For years, China has been the world's dumping ground for...
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How to Avoid the Embarrassing Consequences of a Data Breach When Recycling Electronics
When disposing of electronic waste, data security can often get overlooked. But as more news is coming out about big data breaches and heavy fines being levied on businesses for improperly handling electronics, data security has, in fact, become one of the...
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The World’s E-waste Grew by Another 8%. Here’s Why Your Business Should Care
Before electronics became involved in almost everything we do on a daily basis, it used to be that e-waste recycling was only on the radar for a few types of businesses. But if you’re responsible for lowering your organization’s carbon footprint, then you know that...
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Surplus Service Goes Solar, Staying True to Its Eco-Friendly Mission
Surplus Service just went off the grid, completing a solar panel project that will reduce the company’s carbon footprint to virtually zero and power nearly its entire facility off the energy from the sun. With the help of a GreenStreet loan from Umpqua Bank, the...
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How We Helped this Hospital Liquidate Surplus Electronics and Save Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in 3 Days
When Doctors Hospital decided to shut its doors permanently in 2015, it created a number of problems. Not only did the hospital have to work with its partners to close the debt it owed and figure out a way to maintain emergency and other healthcare...
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How to Make Sure Your Office’s E-waste Recycling Efforts are Meeting D.O.D. Hard Drive Destruction Standards
With technology becoming more involved in our daily lives and jobs, data security has become a top concern for many companies these days. Any number of electronics that a business manufactures or uses is bound to contain either customer or employee data or trade...
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