New estimates on the time it takes for a flat-panel display TV to enter the U.K. waste stream have been released. Continue Reading
New estimates on the time it takes for a flat-panel display TV to enter the U.K. waste stream have been released. Continue Reading
An e-scrap startup reflects on its first half-decade, and a Filipino writer cautions lawmakers to adopt e-scrap legislation in the interest of public health.
One city refuses to reinstate its electronics recycling program despite residents’ frustration, and remote Alaska receives attention for e-scrap cleanups.
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.
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 hard drives.
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The Librarian of Congress has determined it is now illegal to unlock mobile phones, leaving many in the burgeoning mobile device refurbishment business scrambling to determine how the law will affect their business.
Worldwide shipments of new mobile phones will increase 3.1 percent in 2016, a substantial slowdown from growth in previous years, according to International Data Corporation (IDC).
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.; Integra Certified 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 Shredding LLC of Westfield, Mass. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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