With implementation in New Brunswick last week, all 10 Canadian provinces now have extended producer responsibility programs for electronics.
With implementation in New Brunswick last week, all 10 Canadian provinces now have extended producer responsibility programs for electronics.
Researchers discover a bacteria that can help process gold, and a local recycling professional finds some electronics gems.
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Major changes to the Illinois electronics recycling program have been proposed, including a requirement that manufacturers fund the recycling of all covered devices that enter the system.
Unlike in consumer markets, repairing CRT displays remains a common practice for the aviation industry, and a new phone’s screen may look cool but it’s prone to breaking.
Arrow Transfer and Storage of Hicksville, N.Y.; iTad Solutions of South San Francisco, Calif.; Shredder’s Inc. of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and WesTex Document of Amarillo, Texas have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
Synetic Technologies of Kansas City, Mo. announced it has received AAA certification by NAID for mobile and plant-based electronic data destruction. Additionally, the company has upgraded to ISO 14001:2015 certification and has been recertified to R2:2013.
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More than 134,000 jobs in the U.S. are in some way supported by recycled commodities exports, according to a new analysis.
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Researchers have developed a biodegradable polymer for electronics, which could complicate e-scrap recycling if it were ever adopted for widespread use.
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 destruction of hard drives.
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ERI will manage the first-ever mail-in electronics recycling program for the City of Los Angeles.
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.
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