In the modern world our electronics are like a part of our body. From computers to staff phones to tablets, modern sports facilities require many different devices to operate at peak efficiency. Unfortunately, while more electronics means more convenience for you and your staff, it also means more electronics waste. While it may seem logical to simply throw away your electronics when they stop working or are needed of updating, e-waste recycling is the superior option. Not only is it good for the environment, it also protects your facility’s interests.
It’s the Right Thing to Do
Many of the components in modern electronics are not biodegradable, meaning anything you send to the dump will stay there. What’s worse, parts like batteries contain components that are toxic pollutants and can leak from improperly disposed of electronics. This leads to significant damage to the local ecosystem. E-waste recycling ensures your devices are safely disposed of, keeping your town’s ecosystem cleaner and healthier.
Even Broken Electronics Likely Contain Functioning Parts
Just because an electronic device has stopped working doesn’t mean that it is totally useless. Often just a few malfunctioning parts are enough to render the entire device unusable. By turning a device in for recycling it can be assessed, and worthwhile elements can be saved and recycled in future devices. This helps to lower the consumption and production of pollutants like plastic, batteries and circuitry.
Improper Disposal Leaves You Exposed
Although the altruistic benefits of recycling your e-waste are ample enough reason on their own, they’re not the only reason to ensure you partake in proper disposal. A device which may seem completely broken and bricked to you could actually be retaining your sensitive data. If you simply throw out your company’s old phone or laptop, there is the chance it will fall into the wrong hands. If the data stored on it becomes compromised, your sports facility’s sensitive information could end up in the hands of hackers with bad intentions.
Gives a Boost to Your Facility and Brand
Major sports facilities across the country, from college and professional football stadiums to basketball arenas, golf courses and tennis stadiums, are attractions in their own right. Almost every sports facility is sponsored by huge national and international corporate entities. Some facilities take on lives of their own like the Dallas Cowboy’s AT&T Stadium with its 175 foot wide video screen became the largest video monitor in the world, only to be surpassed a few years later by the 220 foot wide video board at Texas Motor Speedway! Then there are super stadiums such as the Mercedes Benz Stadium with its retractable roof, 360 degree halo video board and most advanced high-security protection devices or Levi’s Stadium with its green roof, solar panels, and advanced recycling program making it the most environmentally sustainable stadium, both of which cost over a BILLION dollars to build. These facilities become homes to their legions of fans, hallmarks of their communities and regions, and points of celebration or contention depending on actions taken by the facility or owners. At times this attracts the biggest sponsors in the world and at others it has them turning their backs. The point being, proper recycling and data handling is at the forefront of everyone’s minds. Major data breaches of unsuspecting organizations and environmental carelessness by others have led consumers and customers to alter the way they spend their time and money and indeed where they show their loyalty or distrust. A sports facility that addresses its data security needs and electronics and materials disposal headon can reap the benefit of being stalwarts of their industry, showcasing what they are doing to help others.
When you run a company, it’s easy to look at small thing like waste disposal as a place where it is safe to cut corners. When it comes to your electronic devices, however, this is simply not true. Not only is it important to properly dispose of your e-waste for environmental reasons, but also in order to protect your sports facility from outside harm. If you have electronics which need to be disposed, contact a local e-waste recycling professional. They’ll help you to sort out your old electronics and see to it that they are properly disposed of.
TechWaste Recycling is a leader in assisting sports facilities across the nation with its ewaste disposal, product destruction and data destruction. While we directly serve all of Southern California and our team also provides pickup services to its facilities from nationwide locations. Visit TechWaste Recycling’s website at www.techwasterecycling.com to schedule a pickup that works for your convenience and schedule.
Learn more about TechWaste’s electronics recycling services here: Electronic Recycling
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Richard Steffens
1940 E. Occidental street
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: 866-637-8469