E-Waste: Best Practices & Value Recovery

September 10, 2013

Rike Sandlin

SVP & COO, HiTech Assets, Inc.

Co-Chair, R2 Technical Advisory Committee

Chairman of the Board, ISRI Services Corporation (RIOS)

Certified Hardware Asset Management Professional

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CHAMP

“E-Waste” Subscriber devices

Network infrastructure

CPE

Corporate IT assets

Employee/community

WEEE 3

Regulatory Concerns RCRA Waste Requirements

Solid (40 CFR 261.2), Hazardous (40 CFR 261.3), or Universal (40 CFR 273)

Superfund Liability Export Issues State Requirements Data Security/Privacy Requirements

HIPAA, GLB, FACTA, etc. 4

CSR & Sustainability Concerns

Downstream Health & Safety Downstream Environmental Practices Irresponsible Recycling Limitations on Reuse Codes of Conduct (e.g. EICC) Your own CSR/stewardship policies

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Best Practices 1. “E-Waste” is not Waste

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Best Practices 2. Establish a Policy to

Maximize Reuse

Benefits: Environmental, Social, and Financial!

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Best Practices 3. Diligently Manage Your

Risks: • Data / Privacy • Environmental • Brand

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Best Practices 3. Partner with the Best:

• Certified • Expertise • Maximize Value

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Best Practices 4. Measure & Publicize

Success: • Volume • Responsible Practices • Impacts

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Value Recovery & the Lifecycle

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Value Recovery & the Lifecycle

Procurement/Deployment/ Maintenance

Retirement Planning Retirement Risks End-of-Life? Finishing Strong

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How do we define Hardware?

An Asset? A Consumable? A Lit Fuse? A Money Pit? A Piggy Bank?

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The Asset

Book value, depreciation, licenses, etc.

Leased? Physical Investment Recovery

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The Consumable

No longer useful

Replaced

Fully depreciated?

Sustainability vs. Waste

Does it smell?

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The Lit Fuse

Data & Privacy

Environmental

Brand

Minimize, Mitigate, or Eliminate? Can you prove it?

RISKS

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The Money Pit

Cyclic Upgrades

Maintenance

Downtime

Market Value

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The Piggy Bank

Rainy Day

False Security

The Little Brother

Break It!

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Retirement Risks

Compliance

Brand

Losing Your Way

Taken Advantage Of

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End Of Life

Is it time?

RIP?

Providing for the next generation – reuse & recycling Repair & Refurbishment

Distribution Channels 20

Plan Ahead Eliminate the Risks Pace Yourself Bring Home the Trophy: Revenue, Records, CSR

Finishing Strong

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HiTech Assets North America’s leading provider of

enterprise ICT asset disposition services We serve high profile clients sensitive

to the risks of ICT asset retirement

A best-in-class value recovery program tailored to unique needs

Raising bar in standards: R2 & RIOS

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Rike Sandlin, SVP/COO rsandlin@htassets.com

405-604-4872

www.htassets.com

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