{"id":18475,"date":"2020-07-20T19:31:39","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T23:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quantumlifecycle.com\/staging\/why-our-standards-matter-to-you\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T14:08:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T18:08:26","slug":"why-our-standards-matter-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quantumlifecycle.com\/en_CA\/whitepapers\/why-our-standards-matter-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Our Standards Matter to You"},"content":{"rendered":"

Companies are often advised to only deal with reputable service providers when disposing of their unwanted IT equipment – but what does that really mean?<\/p>\n

Reputable electronics recyclers provide high quality services that meet the needs of clients while mitigating risk around every aspect of the end-of-life<\/a> or IT asset disposition<\/a> (ITAD<\/a>) process.<\/p>\n

To that end, a reputable service provider is one who supports the three pillars of responsible recycling<\/a> \u2013 security, environment, and health & safety \u2013 by maintaining recognized standards and certifications.<\/p>\n

Why Quality Matters<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s not always possible for an electronics recycler<\/a> to make practical use of every end-of-life item they receive.<\/p>\n

Quality-driven service providers, however, are both certified and equipped to handle all types of materials safely and with minimal impact on the environment \u2013 including the large amounts of plastics<\/a> that make up many of today\u2019s electronics.<\/p>\n

Reputable recyclers also have the knowledge, infrastructure, and accountability necessary to meet the requirements of both types of customers in the reuse<\/a> or ITAD process:<\/p>\n