RenovoData Services has a lot to say about recycling and data security. Don’t miss any of it.

Can companies dispose of their electronic waste such as old computers and printers without harm to the environment?
At RenovoData Services, our mission is to act on this important issue by recycling or renewing electronic equipment. Computers and other common office equipment contain materials that can be toxic if disposed of improperly. So we’re taking steps [...]

It was declared as switch board scrap, but actually the container was full of garbage including 166 dead computer monitors, 89 control panels, broken printers and keyboards, circuit boards and electrical motor parts.

Read more: http://www.techeye.net/business/chennai-india-being-used-as-e-waste-dumping-ground#ixzz0xim6QnfV

By 2030, the obsolete PCs from developing regions will reach 400−700 million units, far more than from developed regions at 200−300 million units. Future policies to mitigate the impacts of informal recycling should address the domestic situation in developing countries.

RenovoData Services is partnering with The Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce and the Edina Chamber of Commerce to provide Electronics Recycling and Free Hard Drive Shredding at the event.

When – August 19th 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Where – Grace Church – 9301 Eden Prairie Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55347 (map)
What :

Recycling of PC’s & Laptops, [...]

Great post by Evan Francen @ FRSecure
Information security is serious business… It seems that it takes events like the one described here by Evan Francen at FRSecure, to get peoples attention… but wait… “This could never happened to us”…. really?
Victims:
“patients who received medical services at South Shore Hospital – as well as employees, physicians, [...]