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January 14, 2025 • 1 min read

Greentec donates $10K to Food Bank of Waterloo Region

Greentec donates $10K to Food Bank of Waterloo Region

November 15, 2024 • 2 min read

Is Your School Board’s IT Asset Disposal Compliant with Ontario Bill 194?

Is Your School Board’s IT Asset Disposal Compliant with Ontario Bill 194?

November 15, 2024 • 6 min read

Conestoga College Excels in IT Asset Management with Greentec Solutions

Conestoga College Excels in IT Asset Management with Greentec Solutions

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November 12, 2024 • 1 min read

YWCA Cambridge forms partnership to raise funds for women's shelter

YWCA Cambridge forms partnership to raise funds for women's shelter

October 25, 2024 • 2 min read

Empowering Indigenous Communities and Protecting the Planet: The Circular Economy in Action at Greentec

Empowering Indigenous Communities and Protecting the Planet: The Circular Economy in Action at Greentec

August 26, 2024 • 5 min read

Maximizing ITAD and E-Waste Transformation in Nova Scotia: A Sustainable Approach

Maximizing ITAD and E-Waste Transformation in Nova Scotia: A Sustainable Approach

July 23, 2024 • 2 min read

Greentec Partners With Makhos To Fill Technology Gaps In Indigenous Communities

Greentec Partners With Makhos To Fill Technology Gaps In Indigenous Communities

July 08, 2024 • 3 min read

How The University of Waterloo and Greentec are leading the way in IT asset disposal

How The University of Waterloo and Greentec are leading the way in IT asset disposal

March 15, 2024 • 3 min read

Greentec Partners with Call2Recycle

Greentec Partners with Call2Recycle

March 15, 2024 • 3 min read

Compliant E-Waste Disposal in the Education Industry

Compliant E-Waste Disposal in the Education Industry

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February 12, 2024 • 2 min read

Electronic Waste Drivers in Canada: A Growing Environmental Concern

Electronic Waste Drivers in Canada: A Growing Environmental Concern

February 08, 2024 • 3 min read

Computer Recycling in Canada: Environmental and Economic Benefits

Computer Recycling in Canada: Environmental and Economic Benefits

February 05, 2024 • 2 min read

Benefits Beyond Green: Why Sustainable ITAD Makes Good Business Sense

Benefits Beyond Green: Why Sustainable ITAD Makes Good Business Sense

February 02, 2024 • 2 min read

Green Revolution: Sustainable ITAD - Solutions to the E-Waste Crisis

February 02, 2024 • 4 min read

Greening IT: Navigating Through IT Asset Disposal (ITAD) and Climate Change

Greening IT: Navigating Through IT Asset Disposal (ITAD) and Climate Change

February 01, 2024 • 4 min read

Unpacking E-Waste: Unseen Hazards and Alarming Implications

Unpacking E-Waste: Unseen Hazards and Alarming Implications

January 31, 2024 • 3 min read

The Pivotal Role of NIST Standards in Education: Securing IT Systems and Ensuring Cyber Resilience

The Pivotal Role of NIST Standards in Education: Securing IT Systems and Ensuring Cyber Resilience

January 30, 2024 • 3 min read

PIPEDA Compliance: How ITAD and Greentec Ensure Your Data Privacy

PIPEDA Compliance: How ITAD and Greentec Ensure Your Data Privacy

January 29, 2024 • 3 min read

Demystifying ITAD: A Glossary for Responsible E-Waste Disposal

Demystifying ITAD: A Glossary for Responsible E-Waste Disposal

January 29, 2024 • 2 min read

Air Canada & Greentec | A Success Story

Air Canada & Greentec | A Success Story

January 29, 2024 • 6 min read

Aligning ITAD with Corporate Social Responsibility

Aligning ITAD with Corporate Social Responsibility

January 25, 2024 • 2 min read

Disposing of Devices Containing Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Guide to Responsible Electronic Waste Management

Disposing of Devices Containing Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Guide to Responsible Electronic Waste Management

January 25, 2024 • 4 min read

Top Questions Every CIO Should Be Asking About ITAD

Top Questions Every CIO Should Be Asking About ITAD

January 24, 2024 • 2 min read

An Exploration of When IT Asset Disposal (ITAD) is Essential

An Exploration of When IT Asset Disposal (ITAD) is Essential

January 23, 2024 • 5 min read

The Pertinence of ITAD: Why It Matters Now More than Ever

The Pertinence of ITAD: Why It Matters Now More than Ever

January 23, 2024 • 3 min read

ITAD For Remote Workers: A Step-by-Step Guide for Decentralized Disposition

ITAD For Remote Workers: A Step-by-Step Guide for Decentralized Disposition

January 03, 2024 • 1 min read

The Importance of Proper Laptop Disposal for Businesses

The Importance of Proper Laptop Disposal for Businesses

November 20, 2023 • 3 min read

Easy Steps to Wipe a Windows 11 PC

Easy Steps to Wipe a Windows 11 PC

November 20, 2023 • 3 min read

The Ultimate Guide to Wiping Clean Your Amazon Fire Tablet

The Ultimate Guide to Wiping Clean Your Amazon Fire Tablet

November 20, 2023 • 2 min read

Safely Wiping Your Data from iPhone: A Step-by-Step Guide

Safely Wiping Your Data from iPhone: A Step-by-Step Guide

November 20, 2023 • 2 min read

Securely Wiping Your Android Device: A Step-by-Step Guide

Securely Wiping Your Android Device: A Step-by-Step Guide

November 20, 2023 • 1 min read

Before You Donate: Securing Your Laptop for a New Owner

Before You Donate: Securing Your Laptop for a New Owner

November 07, 2023 • 4 min read

Basel Convention E-Waste Amendments: “Impacts on the ITAD and Electronics Recycling Industry

Basel Convention E-Waste Amendments: “Impacts on the ITAD and Electronics Recycling Industry"

October 14, 2023 • 2 min read

International E-Waste Day: A call to action for sustainable electronic waste management

International E-Waste Day: A call to action for sustainable electronic waste management

September 18, 2023 • 4 min read

Transporting Electronic Equipment with Lithium-Ion Batteries: What You Need to Know

Transporting Electronic Equipment with Lithium-Ion Batteries: What You Need to Know

September 15, 2023 • 1 min read

Certified Electronic Recycling: Protecting Your Data and the Environment

Certified Electronic Recycling: Protecting Your Data and the Environment

August 16, 2023 • 1 min read

Embracing Canada's Privacy Law Reforms: The Importance of Law 25

Embracing Canada's Privacy Law Reforms: The Importance of Law 25

August 14, 2023 • 1 min read

Secure Destruction Services for IT Assets and E-waste

Secure Destruction Services for IT Assets and E-waste

December 20, 2022 • 2 min read

The Electronic Device Journey of E-Waste Disposal and Recycling

The Electronic Device Journey of E-Waste Disposal and Recycling

November 15, 2022 • 12 min read

The Importance of R2v3 Certified Companies for Electronics Recycling

The Importance of R2v3 Certified Companies for Electronics Recycling

September 29, 2022 • 6 min read

Which NAID Certification guarantees data destruction?

Which NAID Certification guarantees data destruction?

August 25, 2022 • 6 min read

The Hard Costs of How To Wipe A Hard Drive On A Dead Computer

The Hard Costs of How To Wipe A Hard Drive On A Dead Computer

July 14, 2022 • 3 min read

How IT professionals prepare for a Data Center Clean-Out

How IT professionals prepare for a Data Center Clean-Out

July 13, 2022 • 4 min read

DIY data erasure software uses standards that are called safe but are risky

DIY data erasure software uses standards that are called safe but are risky

July 12, 2022 • 3 min read

Is in-house degaussing a safe way to erase data?

Is in-house degaussing a safe way to erase data?

July 11, 2022 • 3 min read

4 Benefits of E Waste Recycling

4 Benefits of E Waste Recycling

May 27, 2022 • 0 min read

Balancing Security & Sustainability

Balancing Security & Sustainability

May 16, 2022 • 6 min read

Remove Files and Clean the Drive: How to Wipe Windows 10 Laptop PCs

Remove Files and Clean the Drive: How to Wipe Windows 10 Laptop PCs

May 04, 2022 • 4 min read

Secure E Waste: How to Ensure Ironclad Data Erasure

Secure E Waste: How to Ensure Ironclad Data Erasure

April 21, 2022 • 2 min read

GREENTEC ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH TORONTO ZOO

GREENTEC ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH TORONTO ZOO

March 30, 2022 • 6 min read

How to Delete Everything in Your MacBook (OS)

How to Delete Everything in Your MacBook (OS)

March 28, 2022 • 4 min read

What Is Urban Mining?

What Is Urban Mining?

March 08, 2022 • 3 min read

How to Recycle Cell Phones: The E-Waste Recycling Process

How to Recycle Cell Phones: The E-Waste Recycling Process

February 22, 2022 • 1 min read

GREENTEC RECEIVES APPROVED REGISTRATION UNDER CONTROLLED GOODS PROGRAM

GREENTEC RECEIVES APPROVED REGISTRATION UNDER CONTROLLED GOODS PROGRAM

February 18, 2022 • 3 min read

Peel District School Board Achieves Grade A Security & Sustainability Efforts with Greentec

Peel District School Board Achieves Grade A Security & Sustainability Efforts with Greentec

February 17, 2022 • 3 min read

Five Steps for a Successful ITAD Process in 2022

Five Steps for a Successful ITAD Process in 2022

February 16, 2022 • 4 min read

Four Environmental Hazards of E-Waste Hiding In Your Facility

Four Environmental Hazards of E-Waste Hiding In Your Facility

January 14, 2022 • 2 min read

Greentec Becomes First E-Waste Processor To Receive R2v3 Certification In Canada

Greentec Becomes First E-Waste Processor To Receive R2v3 Certification In Canada

December 08, 2021 • 0 min read

Greentec President, Tony Perrotta featured by Shred Nations

Greentec President, Tony Perrotta featured by Shred Nations

December 07, 2021 • 3 min read

Addressing the Top IT Disposition Concerns of School Boards

Addressing the Top IT Disposition Concerns of School Boards

December 02, 2021 • 3 min read

How to Delete Files on Chromebook and Perform a Factory Reset

How to Delete Files on Chromebook and Perform a Factory Reset

December 02, 2021 • 3 min read

How To Ensure Data Erasure on an Old iPhone or iPad (iOS)

How To Ensure Data Erasure on an Old iPhone or iPad (iOS)

October 22, 2021 • 3 min read

You Need to Prioritize IT Disposition Mapping For Your School Board

You Need to Prioritize IT Disposition Mapping For Your School Board

October 05, 2021 • 0 min read

Podcast Draft

Podcast Draft

September 27, 2021 • 2 min read

Why your business should let the pros recycle your electronics

Why your business should let the pros recycle your electronics

September 24, 2021 • 1 min read

E-Scrap Commodities Trading

E-Scrap Commodities Trading

June 08, 2021 • 2 min read

Greentec: Your Trusted OECM Partner for Secure ITAD and E-Waste Recycling

Greentec: Your Trusted OECM Partner for Secure ITAD and E-Waste Recycling

June 08, 2021 • 1 min read

GREENTEC CHOSEN TO SUPPORT AIR CANADA’S SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES

GREENTEC CHOSEN TO SUPPORT AIR CANADA’S SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES

April 16, 2021 • 2 min read

Air Canada Tech Lifecycle Management & Greentec

Air Canada Tech Lifecycle Management & Greentec

April 09, 2021 • 2 min read

As Featured on CTV National News- What do you do with an old cellphone? Greentec hopes to reduce Canada’s e-waste

As Featured on CTV National News- What do you do with an old cellphone? Greentec hopes to reduce Canada’s e-waste

March 31, 2021 • 1 min read

Greentec- Featured in the Cambridge Times

February 11, 2021 • 2 min read

Big Changes Are Coming for Privacy Legislation in Canada

Big Changes Are Coming for Privacy Legislation in Canada

January 25, 2021 • 2 min read

What do you do with an old iPhone or old cellphone?

What do you do with an old iPhone or old cellphone?

January 22, 2021 • 2 min read

Greentec’s Innovative Partnerships Are Improving Consumer Recycling Efforts in Alberta

Greentec’s Innovative Partnerships Are Improving Consumer Recycling Efforts in Alberta

November 25, 2020 • 2 min read

Greentec Partners with Glentel Inc. to Promote Sustainability Amongst Cell Phone Consumers

Greentec Partners with Glentel Inc. to Promote Sustainability Amongst Cell Phone Consumers

August 11, 2020 • 2 min read

Auxly’s Kolab Project Partners with Greentec on Industry-Wide Vape Recycling Program for All Cannabis Retailers

Auxly’s Kolab Project Partners with Greentec on Industry-Wide Vape Recycling Program for All Cannabis Retailers

July 14, 2020 • 2 min read

Renfrew County District School Board and Greentec: A Customer Success Story

Renfrew County District School Board and Greentec: A Customer Success Story

July 06, 2020 • 2 min read

Greentec – Your Trusted OECM Supplier

Greentec – Your Trusted OECM Supplier

June 23, 2020 • 1 min read

Greentec Response to COVID 19

Greentec Response to COVID 19

June 07, 2020 • 3 min read

How To Remove Data from Microsoft and Google Tablets

How To Remove Data from Microsoft and Google Tablets

April 13, 2020 • 2 min read

How to Remove Data from Microsoft Smartphones

How to Remove Data from Microsoft Smartphones

April 09, 2020 • 1 min read

Certified Electronics Recycler Donates 100 Laptops to Students

Certified Electronics Recycler Donates 100 Laptops to Students

March 26, 2020 • 2 min read

An Update from Greentec on COVID – 19 as an Essential Business

An Update from Greentec on COVID – 19 as an Essential Business

March 26, 2020 • 2 min read

Greentec Featured in Recycling Product News

Greentec Featured in Recycling Product News

March 06, 2020 • 1 min read

Expanding Ontario’s Recycling Market to Keep Mercury Out of the Environment

Expanding Ontario’s Recycling Market to Keep Mercury Out of the Environment

March 03, 2020 • 2 min read

How to Reset Android Tablet or Phone

How to Reset Android Tablet or Phone

December 11, 2019 • 3 min read

The Global Impact of Circular IT and Electronics Recycling

The Global Impact of Circular IT and Electronics Recycling

November 25, 2019 • 3 min read

Staging IT Assets for Disposal: Your Guide to Proper Storage

Staging IT Assets for Disposal: Your Guide to Proper Storage

August 27, 2019 • 2 min read

Building the Modern Recycling Plant, One Robot at a Time

Building the Modern Recycling Plant, One Robot at a Time

August 09, 2019 • 0 min read

Greentec listed as an approved recycler for mercury-containing lamps

Greentec listed as an approved recycler for mercury-containing lamps

July 04, 2019 • 1 min read

Cambridge Electronic Waste Recycling Centre Pairs with Conestoga College for New Robotic Sorting Cell

Cambridge Electronic Waste Recycling Centre Pairs with Conestoga College for New Robotic Sorting Cell

June 28, 2019 • 2 min read

Greentec Cares About Canada

Greentec Cares About Canada

June 25, 2019 • 1 min read

Greentec CEO Voted as New Board Member on i-SIGMA

Greentec CEO Voted as New Board Member on i-SIGMA

June 11, 2019 • 3 min read

Important Data Privacy Legislation: Is Your Business Protected?

Important Data Privacy Legislation: Is Your Business Protected?

June 01, 2019 • 3 min read

Greentec Robot Dismantling Drives for Rare Earth Magnet Recovery

Greentec Robot Dismantling Drives for Rare Earth Magnet Recovery

April 23, 2019 • 7 min read

This is what happens to the e-waste you drop off for recycling

This is what happens to the e-waste you drop off for recycling

April 02, 2019 • 3 min read

Ontario, Canada, E-waste Recycler’s Collection Campaign, Tech Investments Boost Volume

Ontario, Canada, E-waste Recycler’s Collection Campaign, Tech Investments Boost Volume

March 08, 2019 • 2 min read

How can my organization comply with PIPEDA 4.5.2?

How can my organization comply with PIPEDA 4.5.2?

February 27, 2019 • 3 min read

What data destruction service is right for you?

What data destruction service is right for you?

February 12, 2019 • 4 min read

How to Recycle Your IT Equipment and E-Waste

How to Recycle Your IT Equipment and E-Waste

January 31, 2019 • 2 min read

Cambridge Electronic Waste Recycling Centre Launching “It’s Easy Being Green” Campaign to Encourage Responsible E-Recycling

Cambridge Electronic Waste Recycling Centre Launching “It’s Easy Being Green” Campaign to Encourage Responsible E-Recycling

January 10, 2019 • 3 min read

Implementing PIPEDA With IT Asset Disposal

Implementing PIPEDA With IT Asset Disposal

December 18, 2018 • 2 min read

How to Securely Recycle Computers and IT Equipment

How to Securely Recycle Computers and IT Equipment

November 30, 2018 • 2 min read

Steps Your Organization Can Take to Securely Dispose Electronic Devices

Steps Your Organization Can Take to Securely Dispose Electronic Devices

November 12, 2018 • 3 min read

Top 3 Reasons Why E-Waste and Electronic Recycling Will Change

Top 3 Reasons Why E-Waste and Electronic Recycling Will Change

October 31, 2018 • 2 min read

Recycling LCD and Lamps Safely with Greentec

Recycling LCD and Lamps Safely with Greentec

October 31, 2018 • 1 min read

Electronics Recycling Company Uses Exclusive Tech for E-Waste Handling

Electronics Recycling Company Uses Exclusive Tech for E-Waste Handling

October 31, 2018 • 2 min read

The Right to Repair Movement and Electronics

The Right to Repair Movement and Electronics

August 24, 2018 • 0 min read

Greentec Fulfils Item on Not-for-Profit School’s Wish List

Greentec Fulfils Item on Not-for-Profit School’s Wish List

March 30, 2018 • 2 min read

Three Easy Ways to Make Your Business More Sustainable

Three Easy Ways to Make Your Business More Sustainable

February 25, 2018 • 1 min read

Growth At Greentec: Partnership with SYNNEX Canada

Growth At Greentec: Partnership with SYNNEX Canada

January 25, 2018 • 1 min read

Greentec Investing in Research & Development: Part 2

Greentec Investing in Research & Development: Part 2

January 25, 2018 • 2 min read

What to Consider When It’s Time for IT Asset Disposition

What to Consider When It’s Time for IT Asset Disposition

January 25, 2018 • 3 min read

The Psychology of E-Waste Recycling

The Psychology of E-Waste Recycling

January 25, 2018 • 1 min read

Privacy Information Security and Who is Accountable?

Privacy Information Security and Who is Accountable?

January 25, 2018 • 1 min read

Greentec Investing in Research & Development: Part 3

Greentec Investing in Research & Development: Part 3

January 25, 2018 • 2 min read

Greentec Investing in Research & Development: Part 1

Greentec Investing in Research & Development: Part 1

January 24, 2018 • 1 min read

What Is E-Waste Recycling?

What Is E-Waste Recycling?

January 24, 2018 • 2 min read

What is Data Destruction?

What is Data Destruction?

January 24, 2018 • 3 min read

5 Things You Need to Know About Data Security and IT Asset Disposition

5 Things You Need to Know About Data Security and IT Asset Disposition

January 24, 2018 • 2 min read

E-Waste Know How: The Top Three Things to Consider When Disposing Your Personal Electronics

E-Waste Know How: The Top Three Things to Consider When Disposing Your Personal Electronics

January 23, 2018 • 1 min read

Greentec's Conestoga College Partnership

Greentec's Conestoga College Partnership

January 19, 2018 • 2 min read

5 Essential PIPEDA Compliance Resources for Canadian Businesses | Greentec

5 Essential PIPEDA Compliance Resources for Canadian Businesses | Greentec

October 16, 2017 • 1 min read

Reduce Waste and Protect the Environment: Waste Reduction Week in Canada

Reduce Waste and Protect the Environment: Waste Reduction Week in Canada

August 23, 2017 • 1 min read

What is The Circular Economy?

What is The Circular Economy?

July 30, 2017 • 2 min read

The Importance of Proper Laptop Disposal: Protecting the Environment and Your Data

The Importance of Proper Laptop Disposal: Protecting the Environment and Your Data

May 10, 2017 • 2 min read

Follow Up: IT Asset Disposal and Compliance Webinar

Follow Up: IT Asset Disposal and Compliance Webinar

April 21, 2017 • 1 min read

Greentec: Leading the Way in E-Waste Recycling and Environmental Impact

Greentec: Leading the Way in E-Waste Recycling and Environmental Impact

April 11, 2017 • 1 min read

Upcoming Webinar: IT Asset Disposal and Compliance

Upcoming Webinar: IT Asset Disposal and Compliance

February 01, 2017 • 2 min read

What to Consider When It’s Time to Upgrade Your Electronics

What to Consider When It’s Time to Upgrade Your Electronics

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