Secure Data Destruction ‒ Keeping Your Data Safe When it comes to recycling corporate IT assets, secure data destruction is a company’s most pressing concern, especially for those companies safeguarding classified, private or proprietary information. Hard drives are just like file cabinets and store
Congress Mulling An e-scrap Export Ban
Congress may look to add new regulations covering e-scrap and the disposal and recycling of used electronics by reintroducing the Responsible Electronics Recycling Act (RERA). Though RERA failed to become law during its last go-round, it sparked an intense debate within the e-scrap recycling
SMS Assembly Featured In Naples Daily News
On July 1st, the Naples Daily News featured SMS Assembly in an article highlighting how our company is transforming itself into one of the nations premiere electronics recyclers and data destruction companies. *Note: the link above requires a subscription to read the full write-up.* The article,
SMS Strictly Follows the Responsible R2 Recycling Standard
SMS Assembly started manufacturing computer components 25 years ago. Many years ago we moved away from using non-renewable energy and resources to assemble new parts toward sourcing more used parts that were being thrown away. Becoming R2 certified was a natural step for us. The R2 Standard is a
Not All E-waste Recycling is R2 Certified Electronic Waste Recycling
Ask 20 different companies what their electronic waste recycling policy is and you’ll get 20 different ideas. Ask 20 different e-waste recyclers how they handle recycling IT assets and you’ll get several different processes. You can never be sure your electronic waste is being responsibly, securely
Why You Should Care About R2 Recycling
The constant and mind-boggling generation of e-waste is a serious issue facing us today. The EPA estimates that each American generates 14.9 pounds of electronic scrap annually. That means the approximate 1.5 million people living in southwest Florida alone disposes of about 22.3 million pounds of