"If you’re wondering what 44.7 million metric tons of e-waste looks like, the authors of The Global E-waste Monitor 2017 offer this comparison: roughly the equivalent of 4,500 Eiffel Towers. Colleges and universities undoubtedly contributed their share of IT equipment to that statistic, which represents the estimated amount of e-waste the world’s users had generated by 2016. Protecting data security, privacy and the environment can be daunting, so IT staff often let end-of-life systems pile up. These tips make it a snap to dispose of old equipment properly."—Source: EdTech Magazine
WHY THIS MATTERS:
Is your campus IT office in need of a good spring cleaning? Don’t miss these tips for disposing of old equipment without compromising data security or hurting the environment. —Eduwire Editors
