(re) blog: dialogue with Redemtech

Scrap Recyclers Must Own Up to Their Role in Failing to Clean Up R2 E-Waste Abuses

If you work in our industry, by now you’ve probably seen, or at least heard about, the explosive 60 Minutes segment called Following the Trail of Toxic E-Waste, which aired on CBS a few weeks ago (if not, you can watch it here). For those outside the industry, it was probably an eye-opener. For those of us who have worked in the industry for many years, sadly, it was old news that many supposedly responsible domestic recyclers are skirting the law and sending scrap to Third World countries, where it is stripped for a few valuable commodities before the rest is dumped in the most shocking, environmentally irresponsible ways.

Redemtech Key to Evolving Electronic Recycler’s Pledge into Broader Initiative

Anyone who remembers the scene in the popular movie Animal House where evil frat boy Douglas Neidermeyer spittingly shouts at poor Delta House fraternity pledge Flounder for wearing a pledge pin on his ROTC uniform can relate to the importance of defending one’s self against seemingly insurmountable bullies. A pledge stands for more than a mere collection of words; it represents a strong viewpoint and a commitment that can change the world.

Best Practices for Asset Management, Part One

I’ve written before about how installing a sound IT asset management system requires first dealing with the staff’s grief over the need to change, and I’ve also discussed the issue of how proper planning will save lots of headaches later. But what I haven’t talked about before is the fact that you can’t rush things.