Who We Are
The ASCDI is an international, US based, non-profit organization, representing businesses engaged in the sustainable reuse, repair, refurbishment, resale, and responsible disposal of technology equipment, promoting ethical practices, and advocating for policies that advance responsible environmental and data protection practices.
Publicity
Published articles, press releases, and podcasts for member companies. Social media promotion to end-users and others in our industry.
Information
Fraud alerts, government legislation, and monthly newsletters to keep our members informed on pertinent industry news.
Charity
Our charity foundation has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars for scholarships and other worthwhile purposes.
Representation
ASCDI serves on various governmental and non-profit counsels to express the interests of the secondary IT industry.
Community
Member companies are vetted and voted into the ASCDI by the members to ensure only the most trustworthy companies are admitted.
Networking
Creates opportunities for member companies to meet with one another through in-person and virtual events.
Education
Webinars teaching industry-wide best practices and advice from experts in our industry.
Member Discounts
Members receive discounts to ASCDI and ASCDI Association Partner events.
Ethics
Promote and enforce high ethical standards of business conduct within the industry.
Benefits of Membership
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Resellers (no end users) can receive our instant equipment Buy/Sell listings
•Receive only the equipment trades you want (by manufacturer)
•Deal with companies who are following the ASCDI Code of Ethics
•Use our IPhone or Android versions for “trading on the go”
•Upload spreadsheets of inventory for sale
•Search our database for the equipment you need
•Free trial available
$100 a month for ASCDI Members. $150 a month for non-members.
Resale and Service Industry News
2019 in Review
What a year this has been! Surely a year of "ups and downs" While cloud services continue to grow and put pressure on the traditional "on premise model" of data processing and communications, many of our members have found new ways to grow and prosper by offering...
Are Foreign-Owned IT Asset Disposition Companies Stealing Your Data?
by Mark Dobson There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about a data breaches. The theft and sale of stolen data, including personally identifying information (PII), corporations’ trade secrets, and world governments’ most embarrassing classified information has...
DTC wins contract with leading telecom provider
ASCDI member DTC has announced that it has won a professional services contract with one of the world's biggest telecommunications providers. The agreement focuses on a global regional program based around a resilient voice connectivity solution for customer premises...
Podcast: RL Networks focuses on vital services, market’s future vitality
RL Networks is an Amsterdam based company offering a variety of secondary market products and aftermarket services to the IT market. In this podcast Omar Beyhum of RL Networks outlines how his company offers enterprises more value out of equipment when it comes time...
ITAD Certification from ASCDI powered by ADISA
What is ITAD? The term ITAD stands for IT Asset Disposal or Disposition and has been used to describe the part of the process of recovering IT assets from organizations for processing. This processing typically includes data sanitization and recycling or brokerage....
Podcast: Understanding the ASCDI ITAD Certification program, powered by ADISA
“We have a slightly myopic viewpoint where we just focus on the physical asset, but what the clients are waking up to is, what about my data?”, says Steve Mellings of ADISA. In this podcast, Mellings discusses legacy habits from across the IT recycling community,...
When Things Don’t Go Your Way
by Bob Losey, Source Data Products, ASCDI Member Blog Ever notice how our journey toward our goals may not be as easy as expected. Even so, the twist and turns we face are what make it worthwhile. Some of the greatest successes are by people who dared to fail. They...
ASCDI-On GSA used equipment
U.S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Office of IT Schedule 70 Contract Operations IT Schedule 70 RFI Response: Proposed SIN 132-4 and 132-9 Retirement I am President of ASCDI, the Association of Service and Computer Dealers International...
ASCDI on Foreign Trade Barriers
To: Office of the United States Trade Representative FROM: Joseph Marion, ASCDI President Docket Number USTR-2019-0012 Request for Comments to Compile the National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers Submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal:...
Five New ASCDI Members
The ASCDI announced five new members: Atlantics Technology Group, Corp., Alteknia, Systemscorp S.A. Smart 3rd Party and Megnet Ltd. Maintenance Focus, White Label Program Smart 3rd Party is headquartered in Norcross, GA. and specializes in maintenance in storage,...