C2 Management of Berryville, Va.; DataShield Corporation of Omaha, Neb.; Diablo Paper Shredding of Walnut Creek, Calif.; Off-Site Records Management of San Jose, Calif. and Williams Data Management of Los Angeles have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.Also, ERI of Plainfield, Ind. has renewed its NAID certifications for hard drive sanitization and physical...

Researchers discover a bacteria that can help process gold, and a local recycling professional finds some electronics gems. Devices down: Washington state is collecting less weight in TVs, computers and monitors for recycling compared with a year ago. The state's monthly E-Cycle Washington report indicates 10.25 million pounds of the devices have been collected so far in 2017, which is...

Florida lawmakers vote to remove roadblocks for plastics conversion efforts, and Envision Plastics announces it will source millions of pounds of material from regions prone to generating ocean plastics. Conversion technologies bill: The American Chemistry Council's (ACC) Plastics Division praised passage of a bill in Florida that aids the implementation of plastics conversion technologies. House Bill 335 classifies post-use plastics...

Market recovery is on display in a Colorado city, and a recycled-content manufacturer pledges major investments in the U.S. Downstream distress: The City of Fort Smith, Ark. is landfilling materials collected for recycling after losing its downstream vendor, city officials recently announced. The Southwest Times Record reports the city did not inform residents of the move when the practice began...

E-Scrap News readers in April were drawn to stories about conflicts between e-scrap processors and government agencies on both sides of the country. The list below shows our top stories last month in terms of unique page views. 1 | With back against the wall, Nulife Glass eyes relocation Hamstrung by regulatory setbacks in Pennsylvania and New York, Nulife Glass...

Paper Storm of Pillager, Minn.; Securis of Chantilly, Va. and Weaver-SecurShred of Akron, Ohio have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives. Visit our archive to view previous editions of the scorecard.  

Growing volumes of Nigerian e-scrap coincide with an evolving processor field, and port workers will have an early vote on a labor contract that could bring some stability to West Coast exports. Remote recycling: Between its small population and its location on an island, Wrangell, Alaska faces challenges in recycling electronics, to the point that some residents take old computers...

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Two PET recycling articles and a high-stakes battle over carpet stewardship drew readers' clicks in April. The list below shows our top stories last month in terms of unique page views. 1 | Loop signs deal with PepsiCo for mail-in recycling program A startup commercializing an innovative PET depolymerization technology has inked its first deal with a major brand owner....

One manufacturer that uses recycled plastics will acquire another, and Pennsylvania may be moving to prohibit plastic bag bans. Pivotal vote: Workers at ports up and down the West Coast will vote on whether to extend their current labor contract, a move that could offer some stability in the shipping industry. The Business Examiner reports the International Longshore and Warehouse...