Every unused IT asset holds sensitive data, hidden costs, and a potential environmental footprint. That’s why Saaswedo and its partners help you turn this challenge into an advantage with a secure, traceable, and profitable IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) program.
ITAD covers the full process of responsibly managing the end of life of your technology, including computers, smartphones, tablets, servers, and any other data-bearing devices.
Introduction
Mobility powers today’s businesses, but behind this agility lies a critical challenge that’s often overlooked: managing the end of life of mobile devices.
What happens to your employees’ smartphones, laptops, and tablets when they leave the company or upgrade their equipment? Where does their company data end up? How can you ensure that no sensitive information leaks?
At Saaswedo, we treat the end of a device’s life as a chance to create new value. Our ITAD approach helps you protect sensitive data, maximize financial return from your assets, and reduce your environmental impact.
Security and Compliance: Controlling Risk Down to the Last Byte
Obsolete devices represent major security risks. Personal data, customer information, and internal access can all become vulnerable once a device leaves your control.
Our ITAD program relies on the industry’s most rigorous standards:
- NIST 800-88, the reference protocol for secure data erasure, used by U.S. federal agencies.
- Independent certifications such as R2v3, e-Stewards, and NAID AAA, ensuring that every device is processed under audited, regulation-compliant conditions (including HIPAA-type requirements).
Each operation is documented and verified through a Certificate of Destruction (COD) tied to the device’s serial number. This provides you with a complete chain of custody, from device collection to destruction or recycling.
Mobile Device Depot Services: An Operational and Environmental Advantage
ITAD is not limited to destruction or recycling. Its true potential is in reuse.
With our ITAD services, we help our clients extend the life of their devices within their own organization or beyond.
When an employee leaves, the process is simple: we send a ready-to-use return kit, with instructions for transferring data, wiping corporate information, and shipping the device back.
The device is then received, inspected, securely wiped again, and reassigned to another user or kept in stock. It can also be resold on the secondary market or recycled through certified partners.
This circular logic drastically reduces new purchases while lowering the overall carbon footprint.
Since 2023, Saaswedo teams have repurposed more than 4,700 devices, helping avoid nearly 700,000 miles worth of CO₂ emissions.
Cost Recovery: Turning Costs into Business Gains
A high-performing ITAD program does more than mitigate risk: it recovers value.
Many companies overlook the fact that devices under four years old retain significant market value and can be resold or revenue-shared depending on their condition.
Our financial models are tailored to your priorities:
- Revenue share, allowing you to recover part of the resale profits.
- Guaranteed buyback, offering immediate budget visibility.
- Credit conversion, to fund future equipment purchases.
This transparent model is supported by detailed reporting: every device is tracked, assessed, graded, and valued using clear criteria. You know exactly where and at what price your devices are sold.
ITAD and Sustainability: Doing What’s Right for Your Business and the Planet
When a device is reused, one less needs to be produced. Every new device consumes energy and resources through metal mining, transport, assembly, and packaging.
A single iPhone generates roughly the CO₂ equivalent of 150 miles driven by car during its manufacturing phase.
By extending your devices’ lifespan, you directly reduce your carbon footprint while supporting your ESG goals.
Our detailed reporting lets you integrate these results into your CSR dashboards and demonstrate, with verifiable data, the tangible contribution of your ITAD program to your sustainability commitments.
A Proven, Methodical Approach
Implementing an effective ITAD program requires a structured approach:
- Secure executive sponsorship to align the goals of IT, Finance, HR, and CSR.
- Establish clear internal policies that include equipment returns as part of onboarding and offboarding processes.
- Use the right tools, such as MDM, mytem360, internal portals, and logistics kits, to simplify returns and manage inventory efficiently.
- Communicate and train employees to encourage participation and address any concerns about device returns or personal data.
It is this combination of technical expertise, procedural rigor, and human guidance that forms the strength of Saaswedo’s model.
Conclusion
The end of life of mobile devices is no longer a mere administrative task: is a strategic act.
It embodies data security, economic performance, and environmental responsibility.
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