E-Cycle Environmental practices a no re-sell policy of any of the electronics we process through our organization, regardless of functionality. Obsolete electronics have no place in the modern economy for numerous reasons:

-Very few organizations will except donations
-Computers only a couple of years old are obsolete
-Companies can invest in new electronics for minimal cost
-Used electronics are usually very unreliable
-Obsolete electronics take up valuable square footage
-Obsolete electronics are tremendous liabilities

The exporting of obsolete electronics (hazardous waste) is a massive international problem. To increase global profits, the exporting of hazardous waste from wealthy industrialized countries to poorer developing countries is a huge business that needs to be stopped. Many of the world’s obsolete electronics find their way overseas to be dismantled for precious metals and components. Developing countries around the world take part in the illegal trade because it is lucrative and puts food on the table, but the environmental impacts and human rights affected are tremendous. Many of the people enslaved by this trade are forced to work in toxic strip mine facilities and risk their lives on a daily basis just to eat. Small villages around the world that once produced agriculture have now thrown in the towel for the more lucrative business of strip mining. Burning plastic, mercury, lead and numerous other toxins fill the air of these villages while we turn our heads. E-Cycle Environmental is a strong advocate of ending this trade and look to all companies for support and responsible recycling. In the short run doing things right may not always be at the lowest cost, but in the long run we will all benefit.

E-Cycle Environmental has invested large amounts of time and money to find the best way to destroy electronic information that resides on the hard drives of obsolete electronics. While researching this issue, we learned of several different methods of electronic data destruction by which numerous people swore. But with all of the liabilities that companies face, if any of their information got into the wrong hands, the company would be at risk. We decided to implement a physical destruction method that is fairly basic. Anything that comes into our inventory is eventually destroyed at the recycling facility, but if clients are concerned with what could happen in transit with their data, we offer the service of physically destroying their hard drives by drilling holes through them. This process is documented on paper, and a digital photo of each destroyed hard drive is included in our End of Life Report for ultimate accountability.