Stop! Don’t throw your old computer equipment in the trash! Your computer contains the following materials, which are harmful when they enter the environment:

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates over 250 million computers will become obsolete in the next five years. And, 75% of all obsolete computers are currently in storage. An estimated 80% of the computer assets collected in the U.S. for recycling are sent to China, India and Pakistan where enforcement of safe environmental standards are non-existent.

So what’s a business to do?
You could give the computers and other equipment to employees to take home and use, however you risk turning over your company's sensitive data to an unprotected environment—and still, you have not properly disposed of the problem…just relocated it.

Solution: Partner with Erb's.
Erb's has a program to provide you with staff to handle the entire process of preparing and handling the materials to be destroyed. Erb's partners with Iowa's Largest Electronic Recycler, who complies with the State of Iowa and EPA regulations for Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) and provides an environmentally correct method of disposal for all your technology assets. You will receive detailed documentation of assets disposed and Document of Destruction/Recycling. You will feel secure in knowing your assets have been safely destroyed and that they are not polluting the environment for years to come.

Have questions? Need more information? Contact Erb's today!