Electronics Disposal

At Phobits, we understand that environmental impacts by large corporate operations such as ours means we need to take seriously our obligation not to allow our operations to cause harm to the environment. One of the ways we remove harm that we could otherwise cause is to ensure the electronics systems we use in our data centers are properly and harmlessly recycled.

eWaste

Known as eWaste, discarded electronic components can contribute to toxicity in the environment and contribute to the growth of landfills. To prevent contributing to eWaste, our recycling and reclamation of electronic components at Phobits is an important aspect of operating our data centers. Each year, thousands of computer hard drives reach their end of life within a typical data center, but the proper destruction and reclamation of the electronic components prevents environmental impacts. Other eWaste includes computer circuit boards, network cabling, monitors, and other typical computer system components that wear out and fail. We are proud to say that 100% of our eWaste is recycled and the components reclaimed for further reuse.

Your Privacy and Recycling eWaste

Phobits takes your privacy seriously, so, before we recycle eWaste, we ensure that each hard drive is first shredded into itty-bitty pieces not much bigger than small confetti in size. Then, we send the scrap metals and potentially harmful substances to a reclamation center for further processing. Those reclamation centers extract any harmful substances and renders them neutral to the environment. The scraps are then sent for recycling so one day they may appear once again as a new hard drive or computer system.

Electronic Components Recycling

Electronic components are recycled to first neutralize any environmentally damaging chemicals or metals. They are then sent for further reclamation centers to reclaim any precious metals. Many electronic circuits contains gold, silver, and other valuable metals and, although only a small amount, reclaiming these metals helps pay for the recycling efforts we undertake. All other recycled materials are sent to proper recycling centers that can make use of the waste.

Share your ideas

If you know of a great idea for helping us to recycle our electronics or limit our impact to the environment, please let us know by contacting Phobits via email at

If you prefer, you can write Phobits via postal mail using the address below. Please provide your name and address so that we can respond to your ideas!

Phobits
Attn: Electronics Disposal
P.O. Box 37142
Panama City, FL 32412

We limit our environmental impact, for your safety and ours.