Federal Prison Industries, Inc., better known as UNICOR, is once again facing a lawsuit regarding worker safety and environmental standards at its electronics recycling operations.
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Federal Prison Industries, Inc., better known as UNICOR, is once again facing a lawsuit regarding worker safety and environmental standards at its electronics recycling operations.
A just-released federal report sheds light on the numerous occupational health and safety dangers that likely exist at e-scrap firms throughout the country.
After closing and consolidating operations in North America and the U.K., the e-scrap business of Sims Metals Management has posted promising results.
Whether it’s a deal on data destruction or an opportunity for extra education, multiple organizations are taking full advantage of the attention Earth Day brings to the recycling world. First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day will be held this Saturday, although some groups are recognizing all of April as “Earth Month.”
Legislation championed by electronics repair advocates failed to advance in the New York legislature this year.
A Chinese e-scrap company breaks into the U.S. market, and collections continue to trend downward in the Evergreen State.
Absolute Shredding of Windsor, Colo.; Advanced Information Management of Springdale, Ark.; Arkansas Records Management of Hot Springs, Ark.; CI Information Management of Kennewick, Wash.; CLI Document Destruction of Norwalk, Ohio; COR365 Information Solutions of Winston-Salem, N.C.; Green Team Shred-Safe of Pooraka, South Australia, Australia; Highland Shredding of Woburn, Mass.; In Confidence P/L of North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Kodiak Information Management of Lynchburg, Va.; Lemay Mobile Shredding–Vancouver of Vancouver, Wash.; Modern Waste of Sacramento, Calif.; REISSWOLF Heesch B.V. of Heesch, Netherlands; Republic Services of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; R.K. Black of Oklahoma City; SafeGuard Document Destruction of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Secured Document Shredding of Midland, Texas; Shred 360 of Tampa, Fla.; Super Shred of Greenville, N.C. and Tong-In Safe Warehouse of Paju City, South Korea have either achieved or renewed their NAID Certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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Nearly 959 million smartphones will be shipped in 2013, according to the latest estimates from International Data Corp.
An app dubbed Mr. WEEE aims to educate the Egyptian public on how to recycle electronics, and customs officials use X-ray machines to check imports into China.
Recently released federal regulations will require e-scrap businesses and others in high-hazard industries to keep detailed logs of workplace-related injuries.