This glossary briefly explains the terms companies meet when disposing of equipment: from e-waste (WEEE) and ITAD to the WMRA and Law 202 of 2020, the NIST 800-88 standard, and destruction and recycling certificates.
Terms
- E-waste (WEEE)
- Electrical and electronic equipment at end of life or no longer used.
- ITAD
- IT asset disposition: inventory, data destruction, reuse or recycling with documentation.
- WMRA
- Waste Management Regulatory Agency, the Ministry of Environment body that licenses waste activities in Egypt.
- Law 202 of 2020
- Egypt’s Waste Management Law, the framework governing waste including e-waste.
- Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
- The principle that producers remain responsible for products to end of life, including collection and recycling.
- NIST 800-88
- US guidelines for media sanitisation and secure data erasure.
- Data wiping
- Overwriting all data so it cannot be recovered while the device stays usable.
- Physical destruction
- Destroying the storage medium itself to prevent any data recovery.
- Data destruction certificate
- A document proving data was erased or destroyed beyond recovery.
- Recycling certificate
- A document proving waste was handed to and treated by a licensed recycler.
- Chain of custody
- Documentation of the devices’ movement from pickup to treatment without gaps.
- Precious metals
- Gold, silver, palladium and others, recovered from circuit boards.
- PCB
- Printed circuit board carrying electronic components and valuable metals.
- Surplus assets
- Unused assets and stock held by companies.
- ESG
- Environmental, social and governance sustainability criteria.
Triple RE
Triple RE has operated since 2011, holds WMRA approval no. 3042 and ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certificates, and has recycled more than 10,000 tonnes for over 600 companies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between e-waste and scrap?
Ordinary scrap is simple metal; e-waste contains hazardous substances, precious metals and data, and requires a licensed recycler.
What does ITAD mean?
IT asset disposition: secure, documented retirement of IT equipment — inventory, data destruction, reuse or recycling.
What is NIST 800-88?
Guidelines for secure media sanitisation, used as a reference for data destruction.
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