Three quarters of end of life IT kit is not being recycled

Just a quarter (24 percent) of end-of-life equipment is being cleaned up and reused, while 39 percent of organizations physically destroy end-of-life IT equipment according to a new study. Research from data erasure specialist Blancco Technology Group looks at the issues associated with the corporate sustainability practices that some of the world's largest enterprises are following today. Physically destroying IT assets, when accompanied by a certificate of destruction and a full audit trail, is a valid data disposal option when hardware has reached the end of its life. However, if electronics are improperly disposed of and end up in landfill,… [Continue Reading]