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An environmental nonprofit group teams with iFixit to assess how electronics brands are doing when it comes to creating repairable products. And grant money is on the table for e-scrap collection efforts in one state. Breaking down repairability: Greenpeace and electronics repair hub iFixit have released a report looking at the repairability of mobile devices and laptops from major consumer...

Cal Micro Recycling of Ontario, Calif.; Eagle Secure Shredding & Doc Mgmt LLC of Tucker, Ga.; Midcon Data Services of Edmond, Okla.; Secured Document Shredding, Inc. of San Angelo, Texas; ShredQuick, Inc. of Bradenton, Fla.; ShredZero of Santa Fe Springs, Calif.; and The Shred Authority of Alsip, Ill. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of...

PE capacity in the North American market is expected to increase, and Pennsylvania's governor says he'll veto legislation prohibiting local plastic bag bans. Executive override: Although Pennsylvania lawmakers recently approved a prohibition preventing local governments from enacting bans or taxes on plastic bags, the state's governor disagrees with that move. PennLive reports Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, has vowed...

Recycling in an Arkansas community is reinstated after two years of controversial landfilling, and paper recovery varies widely in different parts of Canada. Regional range: Recovered paper made up nearly 40 percent of all diversion in Canada in 2014, but collection varied widely throughout the country. The Paper & Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) reports that differences in population density and...

An e-scrap facility transforms into an art gallery for an evening, and a Chinese import expert says moving recovered electronics into the country will only get tougher. Art of e-scrap: A section of a New York City electronics recycling organization's facility was recently transformed into a gallery of sculptures and installations made from recovered material. The Hyperallergic site reports the...

Ark-La-Tex Shredding Company of Tyler, Texas; Bayaud Enterprises of Denver; Commodity Resource & Environmental Inc. of Mojave, Calif.; Green Country Shredding and Recycling, Inc. of Tulsa, Okla.; IntegraCertified Document Destruction LLC of Elkhart, Ind.; Record Keepers LLC of Fargo, N.D.; Safeguard Shredding LLC of Ft. Myers, Fla. SecureShredTM of Regina, Saskatchewan; The Shredder of Des Moines, Iowa; and Valley Green...

Agricultural plastics recycling expands in California, and another state looks to prohibit local governments from enacting bag bans. Ag expansion: Agricultural products manufacturer Toro is partnering with Revolution Plastics to expand agricultural plastics recycling service in California. In a press release, Toro noted Revolution Plastics has opened a new operation in California, which will partner with Toro's existing Drip Irrigation...

A container deposit is proposed in Ireland, and four European countries are given a final warning for failing to meet plastic bag reduction guidelines. Ireland: Lawmakers in the Irish Green Party have proposed a container deposit system as part of a waste reduction bill, which would also phase in a ban on plastic food-service packaging that is not accepted for...

One deadline approaches for recycling grants in Iowa, and $4.6 million is awarded to a host of projects in Kentucky. Grants awarded: Recycling, composting and household hazardous waste efforts in Kentucky have received grants to the tune of $4.6 million for the 2017-18 fiscal year. The money was awarded to a total of 86 projects covering the three categories. The...