Marcus Holt

Marcus Holt is Compare ITAD's Senior Industry Editor, covering vendor assessments, marketplace mechanics, verification standards, and the operator-facing layer of the IT asset disposition industry. The byline is a pen name for Compare ITAD's editorial team, not an individual reviewer.

Comparison of R2v3 and e-Stewards ITAD certifications

R2v3 e-Stewards Comparison: Which ITAD Certification is Right for You?

Explore the r2v3 e-stewards comparison to determine which ITAD certification your vendor should hold for responsible electronics recycling.

ITAD certification standards

R2v3 Certification Guide: ITAD Standards Explained (2026)

Learn about r2v3 certification and other ITAD standards including NAID AAA, e-Stewards, and NIST 800-88 for secure IT asset disposal in 2026.

Secure hard drive disposal for businesses

Secure Hard Drive Disposal for Businesses in 2026

Learn secure hard drive disposal methods for businesses in 2026, ensuring data protection and environmental compliance with proper destruction techniques.

Certificate of Data Destruction Template Hero Image

Certificate of Data Destruction Template: Best Practical Guide

Discover what a Certificate of Data Destruction Template must include for compliance, audit requirements, and secure data disposal documentation.

Compliance timeline — what applies when

The Compliance Cliff Is Real. The Date Isn't the One You Heard.

ITAD spent last week being told that audited e-waste reporting starts this November. It doesn't. What the record actually says is less urgent, more specific, and considerably harder to prepare for.

Vendor file degradation — Compare ITAD

They Knew It Was a Moving Company

The Morgan Stanley data breach is the most-cited cautionary tale in IT asset disposition. The SEC's order tells a different story from the one the industry repeats — and the real one is worse.

What a sanitization command leaves behind

The Command Said It Worked. They Recovered the Data Anyway.

A UK operator ran the manufacturer's own sanitization command on the manufacturer's own switches — and pulled the customer's network back off them. Network equipment is the biggest unaddressed data-security gap in IT asset disposition, and the standards have not caught up.

Vast industrial warehouse interior with rows of decommissioned IT hardware in late afternoon light.

The ITAD Industry's 30-Year Verification Gap — And the Three-Layer Platform Closing It

What the industry's senior operators have been saying about themselves, on the record, at their own conferences — and the structural answer that has been missing.