Resale and recycling: two outcomes, two very different timelines
Resale returns money and takes time. Recycling returns evidence and takes days. Most projects need both, and the split should be decided before anything is unracked.
Free, no obligation. A call back to confirm the details, then, if you agree, a quote from one qualified provider covering your sites.
Two timelines that do not align
Recycling closes in days: collect, process, issue certificates. Resale runs for weeks or months, testing, listing, negotiation, settlement, and only pays when it completes. For servers, the three routes are traced in server recycling.
If the project needs to be closed by a fixed date, that constraint decides the split far more than the theoretical value of the hardware does.
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Deciding the split
- Identify the homogeneous, recent, complete units, these are the resale candidates.
- Set a floor: below a certain per-unit value, handling costs exceed the return.
- Decide the deadline. Anything unsold by that date moves to recycling.
- Agree the data treatment for each track before removal, not after.
Point four matters: erasure keeps resale open, destruction closes it. Choosing the method after the hardware has left is choosing the outcome by accident. See secure data destruction.
Related pages
- NIST 800-88Know what the current revision asks before a vendor quotes against it.
- Certificate of destructionHold a document that survives being read.
- IT asset dispositionUnderstand ITAD economics before signing.
- IT asset dispositionUnderstand ITAD economics before signing.
- Cost factorsUnderstand a quote and compare providers properly.
Split the inventory
Describe what you have and when the project must close. That pair decides the split more than anything else.
After you send it: a call back, dialed by hand, to go through the scope with you. With your agreement, the scoped request then goes to a qualified provider covering your area.