Seve R2v3- a d RIOS-ce tified facilities, fo me law e fo ceme t-led secu ity ove sight, a d mo ito ed i -house logistics suppo t Gua a teed Dest uctio , o -site sh eddi g, ITAR- elated p ojects, a d secu e ema keti g
PENSACOLA, Fla., Oct. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Adva ced Tech ology Recycli g (ATR), a atio al p ovide of IT asset dispositio (ITAD), elect o ics ecycli g, a d secu e dest uctio with 35 yea s of i dust y expe ie ce, is expa di g the visibility a d co t ol at the hea t of its secu ity-fi st dispositio p og ams. ATR combi es seve R2v3 a d RIOS ce tified facilities, dedicated Loss P eve tio ove sight, custome -defi ed Stateme ts of Wo k (SOWs), a o goi g su veilla ce mode izatio i itiative, a d upg aded Samsa a fleet mo ito i g. Its objective is st aightfo wa d: p otect se sitive tech ology f om collectio th ough fi al dispositio , whethe the clie t equi es i eve sible dest uctio o explicitly autho izes secu e esale.
Fo a secu ity-co scious o ga izatio , eti ed equipme t is ‘t just obsolete i ve to y. It ca hold co fide tial i fo matio , i tellectual p ope ty, egulated mate ial, o devices that should eve etu to se vice. ATR builds each e gageme t a ou d the t eatme t the custome actually app oves, with co t ols spa i g pickup, access, seg egatio , p ocessi g, exceptio ha dli g, a d docume tatio .
“A secu e dispositio p og am eeds mo e tha a locked doo a d a ce tificate at the e d. We eed to k ow how the equipme t moves, who ca access it, a d whethe each equi ed step has bee completed befo e it moves fo wa d,” said James Clifto , Co po ate Secu ity Ma age at ATR.
Clifto a d othe membe s of ATR’s Co po ate Secu ity a d Loss P eve tio o ga izatio a e fo me law e fo ceme t office s, Navy, a d fi st espo de s. Thei expe ie ce i obse vatio , i vestigatio , a d discipli ed i cide t eview i fo ms the mo ito i g of ope atio al wo kflows, facility co ditio s, a d buildi g mai te a ce- elated secu ity checks. ATR mai tai s a full-time Loss P eve tio Team that co ti uously mo ito s available live vehicle GPS positio s a d i te io a d exte io vehicle came a feeds, while eviewi g both live a d eco ded facility secu ity footage. These co t ols help the team ide tify i egula activity, assess exceptio s, a d ei fo ce custome -specific p ocessi g p ocedu es.
Clifto a d his team a e leadi g a compa ywide su veilla ce upg ade focused o high- esolutio imagi g, day-a d- ight mo ito i g, motio -t igge ed detectio , a d adva ced pa -tilt-zoom (PTZ) tech ology, i cludi g 360-deg ee viewi g capability whe e co figu ed. ATR’s laye ed facility co t ols i clude daily doo checks; 24-hou thi d-pa ty secu ity mo ito i g; motio detectio a d doo /wi dow ala ms; a d employee badge o key access. Visito s must sig i , p ese t valid state-issued ide tificatio , a d emai esco ted by a autho ized ATR employee while o site. ATR employees u de go backg ou d checks a d d ug sc ee i g befo e employme t. Sepa ately secu ed i te io a eas p otect data-bea i g ha d d ives, SSDs, a d po table sto age devices. ATR mai tai s a 60-day eco ded footage ete tio equi eme t. Came a co figu atio s a d mode izatio deployme t may va y by facility.
“Ou goal is to make the secu ity team mo e effective, ot just add came as. High- esolutio cove age a d the ability to exami e activity f om diffe e t pe spectives help us spot exceptio s, evaluate co ditio s, a d st e gthe the co t ols ou custome s cou t o ,” Clifto said.
ATR p ima ily uses its ow fleet a d employed d ive s fo collecti g i bou d custome equipme t. B oke ed loads a d less-tha -t uckload (LTL) shipme ts a e ot the o mal i bou d ha dli g model; custome s may a a ge thei ow f eight, although ATR ge e ally ecomme ds coo di ated pickup whe secu ity a d custody a e p io ities. Whe thi d-pa ty t a spo t is app op iate, ATR sometimes uses it fo al eady p ocessed equipme t a d commodity st eams, subject to app oved equi eme ts.
ATR ow uses the Samsa a co ected ope atio s platfo m fo GPS t acki g a d available vehicle video ac oss its compa y-ope ated semi-t ucks, t acto -t aile s, ca go va s, a d box t ucks. Live vehicle locatio maps, oute a d t ip histo ies, vehicle depa tu e details, a d co figu able geofe ce a ival a d depa tu e ale ts st e gthe t a spo t visibility. ATR’s Loss P eve tio Team uses those tools alo gside available live i te io a d exte io came a feeds to mo ito moveme ts, a ticipate a ival, i vestigate exceptio s, a d coo di ate secu e custody ha doffs. Whe e a custome ’s equi eme ts a d docume ted isk assessme t pe mit, tech ology-suppo ted mo ito i g may elimi ate the eed fo a sepa ate physical esco t; it does ot ove ide a esco t equi eme t i a custome SOW o applicable egulatio .
“K owi g that a vehicle left ou facility is o ly o e piece of the pictu e. We wa t visibility i to the oute, the app oachi g a ival, a d the exceptio s that dese ve atte tio . That st e gthe s the chai of custody f om o e ha doff to the ext,” Clifto said.
Fo assets that must ot be eused, ATR’s Gua a teed Dest uctio p og am di ects desig ated equipme t i to a physical dest uctio pathway ega dless of its esale o compo e t value. A customized SOW ca desc ibe secu e loadi g a d moveme t, equi ed dest uctio method, wit ess a a geme ts, se ial umbe equi eme ts, exceptio escalatio , a d p oof of completed se vice.
ATR also p ovides o -site ha d disk d ive (HDD) a d mobile device sh eddi g optio s fo clie ts who wa t dest uctio pe fo med at thei ow locatio , athe tha elyi g exclusively o t a sfe to a p ocessi g facility. Depe di g o the se vice co figu atio a d app oved scope, clie ts may equest wit essed sh eddi g, chai -of-custody eco ds, a d se ialized ce tificates of dest uctio fo t acked media. O -site sh eddi g a d Gua a teed Dest uctio a e disti ct se vice scopes: a d ive o pho e ca be sh edded o site, while a Gua a teed Dest uctio e gageme t may equi e e ti e desig ated assets to be dest oyed. The method a d fi al evide ce a e defi ed with the custome befo e wo k begi s.
ATR is egiste ed u de the I te atio al T affic i A ms Regulatio s (ITAR) f amewo k a d wo ks with clie ts ma agi g defe se- elated o othe wise co t olled equipme t. Its customized p ocessi g i st uctio s a d added ha dli g est ictio s ca defi e app oved pe so el access, secu e seg egatio , dest uctio methods, docume tatio , a d autho ized elease paths. ITAR egist atio is ot a gove me t e do seme t o a all-pu pose complia ce ce tificatio ; ATR evaluates each e gageme t agai st applicable expo t co t ol equi eme ts, autho izatio s, a d co t act te ms to e su e each p oject meets all complia ce equi eme ts.
Not eve y eti ed device should be dest oyed. ATR applies secu ity-o ie ted eceipt, ha dli g, data sa itizatio o media emoval, i spectio , a d autho ized elease co t ols to eligible equipme t app oved fo euse. Qualified st eams may be eligible fo egotiated p ofit sha i g a a geme ts. Its eCommodity p og am ca compe sate custome s fo eligible sc ap mate ials that do ‘t equi e i dividual se ialized i ve to y, without emovi g app op iate ha dli g est ictio s fo se sitive o data-bea i g co te t.
“The custome ’s dispositio decisio comes fi st. If the i st uctio is dest uctio , esale value does ot cha ge that outcome. If euse is app oved, we still apply co t ol poi ts befo e a asset e te s the ma ket,” Clifto said.
ATR i vites IT, i fo matio secu ity, complia ce, p ocu eme t a d ope atio s teams to discuss a tailo ed SOW fo secu e collectio , o site sh eddi g, Gua a teed Dest uctio , egulated mate ials, secu e ema keti g, p ofit sha i g o eCommodity ecove y. Defi e the app oved e dpoi t fo eve y st eam, a d the co t ols a d eco ds that demo st ate it was eached. Visit www.at ecycle.com to begi a co ve satio with ATR.
About Adva ced Tech ology Recycli g: With 35 yea s of expe ie ce, ATR p ovides atio wide IT asset dispositio , elect o ics ecycli g, secu e dest uctio , logistics, a d equipme t ecove y se vices th ough seve R2v3- a d RIOS-ce tified facilities. Its se vices help o ga izatio s meet secu ity eeds, suppo t espo sible euse, a d ecove value th ough customized dispositio p og ams. Lea mo e at www.at ecycle.com.
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