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How Schools and Universities Should Handle Old Technology

From Chromebooks and laptops to servers, hard drives, tablets and outdated storage media, schools and universities have more technology to manage than ever. But what happens when that technology reaches the end of its useful life? For educational institutions, getting...

How Often Should Your Business Schedule Electronic Data Destruction?

When most people hear the words data destruction, they probably think about an old computer, laptop or hard drive. But businesses have been storing information electronically for decades - and that means sensitive data may be sitting on far more than today's...

Industry Spotlight: Healthcare

Why Secure Electronic Data Destruction Matters for Hospitals, Medical Facilities, and Healthcare Practices Healthcare organizations have a responsibility that goes far beyond providing quality patient care. They also have a responsibility to protect some of the most...

Industry Spotlight: Finance

Why Secure Data Destruction Is Essential for Banks, Credit Unions, Financial Advisors, Accounting Firms, and Insurance Agencies Financial institutions are built on one thing above all else: trust. Whether it's a community bank, credit union, accounting firm,...

Industry Spotlight: Education: Why Secure Data Destruction Matters for School Administrators, Colleges, and Universities

Why Secure Electronic Data Destruction Matters for Schools, Colleges, and Universities From K-12 school districts to colleges and universities, educational institutions rely on technology more than ever before. Student-issued Chromebooks, classroom laptops,...

Why E-Waste Is the Fastest Growing Waste Stream in the U.S.

Every year, Americans purchase millions of new smartphones, laptops, tablets, televisions, printers, and other electronic devices. While technology continues to improve our lives and businesses, it also creates a growing environmental challenge: electronic waste, or...

R2 Certification and IT Asset Disposal: What Businesses Should Know Before Choosing an Electronics Recycling Partner

If you're researching an electronics recycling or IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) provider, you've probably come across the term R2 Certified. For some organizations, R2 certification is a mandatory procurement requirement. For others, it's simply one factor among many...

Local Data Destruction, Documented Compliance, Better Pricing: A New England Alternative to National IT Disposal Vendors

Received a higher-than-expected Iron Mountain quote? Compare a local, lower-cost alternative for NIST 800-88 hard drive shredding, data destruction, and electronics recycling across Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Data Security for Law Firms: Why Device Disposal Matters

Law firms are entrusted with some of the most sensitive information imaginable. From client communications and financial records to litigation documents and confidential business information, attorneys have an ethical and professional obligation to protect the data in...

2026 HIPAA Updates for End Of Life Equipment

If you’ve heard “HIPAA changed this year,” you’re not alone. The truth is that most of the 2026 HIPAA conversation is being driven by cybersecurity, especially HHS and OCR’s proposed updates to the HIPAA Security Rule, not a brand-new disposal rule that suddenly...

Business Data Security Begins With You

While Data Recycling of New England offers free electronic data destruction, with a disposition certificate to guarantee it’s been done properly, as well as physical hard drive shredding, we know that business data security actually begins with you. Business data...

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Securely Destroy Your Electronic Data

It's not unreasonable that before you upgrade to a new device and dispose of your old one, you want to back up and securely destroy electronic data. Your personal information, passwords and deep, dark secrets on that computer deserve to be protected. Businesses, in...

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On-Site Hard Drive Shredding

On-site Hard Drive Shredding Is Coming To You! Did you know that many computer users – home and business – don’t know that they should destroy their hard drives, much less how to actually do it? In fact, statistics suggest that more than 50% of businesses don’t enlist...

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Data Destruction and Information Privacy Laws

Data Destruction and Information Privacy Laws Did you know that when it comes to information privacy laws, the United States is fairly lax? With the European Union implementing GDPR last year, it’s never been more prominently highlighted. In fact, in the US, with the...

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Do Your Devices #SparkJoy?

Do Your Devices #SparkJoy?

Okay, we know it might be a little bit early to start talking about spring cleaning, but for many people “spring cleaning” is a year round thing. And, with the recent release of the Marie Kondo series on Netflix about her much talked-about KonMari Method, many folks...

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Cleaning Up Digital Clutter

Cleaning Up Digital Clutter

The New Year usually inspires new behaviors and cleaning up your digital clutter can be a very good way to kick off the new year on a fresh slate. Just as a cluttered desk undermines productivity, so does a cluttered computer desktop – or any other digital device....

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How To Get More Life Out Of Your Device Battery

How To Get More Life Out Of Your Device Battery

At Data Recycling we’re all about what to do with your devices when they no longer work (a battery that’s constantly dying, for instance) or you’ve upgraded to the latest and greatest and need to move on. However, there are some instances when a device isn’t quite...

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