Celebrating America Recycles Day: The Security and Sustainability Impact of Choosing SEAM

At SEAM, we talk a lot about secure IT asset disposition — and for good reason. Protecting sensitive data, maintaining compliance, and keeping organizations safe is at the core of everything we do. But every year on America Recycles Day, we also like to take a moment to highlight the environmental impact our customers make possible.

Each device entrusted to SEAM is processed under certified standards that ensure every asset is tracked, data-wiped, or physically shredded. That same process also keeps valuable materials in circulation and avoids the significant environmental costs of manufacturing new electronics.

Your Impact Adds Up

By recycling approximately two million pounds of retired technology each year, SEAM generates environmental savings with real-world equivalents. While these figures are general estimates based on EPEAT conversions, they help illustrate the scale of what responsible recycling achieves:

• Energy savings equal to powering more than 1,100 homes
• CO₂ reductions comparable to removing 900+ cars from the road for a year
• Water savings equal to six Olympic swimming pools

These aren’t small wins. They represent meaningful resource conservation that benefits our entire region.

Security First. Sustainability Always.

Every one of these environmental benefits happens because of the strict security and compliance standards we follow. Our certifications — R2v3, e-Stewards, NAID AAA, and ISO management systems — ensure that devices are handled properly from pickup to final disposition. Nothing gets reused, resold, recycled, or destroyed unless it meets rigorous requirements for data protection and environmental responsibility.

For our customers, that means peace of mind:

• Your data is secure.
• Your organization stays compliant.
• And your retired technology creates measurable positive impact.

Thank You for Doing the Right Thing

America Recycles Day is a reminder that small decisions add up — especially when it comes to retired electronics. By choosing SEAM, you’re not only protecting your company and your customers, you’re helping conserve energy, reduce emissions, and keep valuable materials out of the landfill.

In short, by partnering with SEAM, you’re doing the right thing for your organization and your community.

From all of us at SEAM: Happy America Recycles Day — and thank you for being a responsible partner in secure, sustainable ITAD.