Hong Kong courts convicted seven importers of illegally bringing in e-scrap from several countries. The U.S. was on the list of exporting countries.
Hong Kong courts convicted seven importers of illegally bringing in e-scrap from several countries. The U.S. was on the list of exporting countries.
Processing electronics and processing fluorescent lights are distinct sectors, but they share one important trait: Each carries a risk of exposing your facility and workers to mercury.
Mark Schaffer
Years ago, large groups of people came together representing many different perspectives on electronics and sustainability. Academics and manufacturers – both large and small – sat with purchasers, recyclers, activists, environmentalists and others that were interested in making a leadership standard.
Three million pounds of CRT materials sit stockpiled in an Arizona warehouse formerly used by Dow Management, and the current property owner wants upstream generators of the material to pay for its cleanup.
Last year, lawmakers failed to pass legislation reforming Pennsylvania’s electronics recycling program. With the introduction of a bipartisan bill this year, some of them want to take another go at it.
An initiative in Europe will work to overcome obstacles to the closed-loop recycling of plastics from electronics and appliances.
Recent upward price movements for some precious and base metals have made e-scrap recycling executives happy.
Mac fans complain that Apple receives unfair scrutiny, and the global e-scrap market is positioned to rise during the next decade.
Arizona Center for the Blind Document Destruction of Phoenix; Document Resources, A Division of Underground Vaults & Storage of Louisville, Ky.; Gone For Good Shredding of Little Rock, Ark.; Pena’s Disposal of Cutler, Calif.; Puliz Records Management of Reno, Nev.; Record Keepers of Bismarck, N.D.; Royal Document Destruction of Cincinnati and Secure On-Site Shredding of Palm Harbor, Fla. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
Additionally, ViaTek Solutions of Clearwater, Fla. recently achieved certification to the ISO 14001:2015 standard, and it renewed its R2:2013 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certifications.
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