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Turn IT Upgrades Into Revenue: How Smart Companies Recover Value from Retired Technology
Most companies see IT upgrades as an expense; New laptops, new servers, new networking equipment. ...
E-Waste Is the Fastest Growing Waste Stream. Is Your Company Part of the Problem?
Electronic waste is exploding. In 2022, the Global E-Waste Monitor reported that the world generated ...

Why “Deleting Files” Isn’t Enough: The Truth About Secure Data Destruction
Most organizations believe that once files are deleted, the data is gone, they aren’t. When ...

STAR TRIBUNE | Ramsey County aims to simplify recycling with new facility
A proposed Ramsey County environmental service center promises to be a one-stop shop for offloading

PARK BUGLE | Tech Dump renamed Repowered to make recycling electronics easier
Tech Dump, your locally-based electronics recycler, has two good-news items: a new name and a

BY ALL MEANS PODCAST | Amanda LaGrange
The CEO of Minneapolis-based Repowered, formerly Tech Dump, on fulfilling a “triple bottom line” with

CEO Runs E-Waste Organization Dedicated to Employing Formerly Incarcerated People: ‘We Shouldn’t Be an Exception.’
It’s an understatement to say that Amanda LaGrange runs an unorthodox organization. It would be

‘Welcome Home Party’ hopes to connect former inmates with jobs, community
As a correctional officer for nearly 20 years at the Stillwater prison, Antonio Espinosa knew

E-SCRAP NEWS | How a county-processor contract addresses equity
A Twin Cities-area processor won an electronics recycling and repair contract with the second largest

TWIN CITIES BUSINESS | Crisis Response: Tech Dump and PCs for People
Tech Dump (now Repowered) and PCs for People share a common purpose: keeping electronics out of the waste
STAR TRIBUNE Opinion | New Voices: The piling-on effect of fees in criminal justice
For those trying to re-enter society, a few dollars here and a few hundred there

Tech Dump wins Community Impact Award from Twin Cities Business
It’s time to celebrate! We are honored to be a recipient of the Twin Cities

STAR TRIBUNE | ‘Right to repair’ push back in front of Minnesota legislators
Brad Sandnas saved a lot of money repairing his children’s iPads and other devices. Then

MONITOR | Repowered recycles almost anything with a cord or battery
Refurbishing electronics reduces e-waste, provides living wage jobs The non-profit electronics recycler Tech Dump (now

New Year, New Certification: Why We Are Proud To Be NAID Certified
For many of us, the start of a new year means making resolutions, starting new
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