e-Waste Legislation
25 states and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation establishing e-waste, recycling requirements.
Is e-Waste polluting your brand?
Recent fines for mismanagement of data and e-waste
Morgan Stanley fined $60 million
Home Depot fined $28 million
Target fined $7.4 million
Big Lots fined $3.5 million
Walgreens fined $3.5 million
Dollar General fined $1.1 million
For all businesses, e-waste is a threat to their brands. Because, e-waste is often absent from corporate sustainability initiatives, poor recycling practices have already cost corporations millions in fines and negatively impacted their reputation from data breaches, environmental contamination or both.
Federal Trade Commission
The FTC is responsible for enforcing the “Disposal Rule” which requires companies to properly dispose of personally identifiable information on computer hard drives or other digital media.
Penalties may reach $1,000 for every affected consumer