An electronics recycling firm has been sued by Microsoft for allowing more than 70,000 Microsoft Office key cards to be re-sold on the black market. Continue Reading
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An electronics recycling firm has been sued by Microsoft for allowing more than 70,000 Microsoft Office key cards to be re-sold on the black market. Continue Reading
Telecommunications giant Comcast has agreed to pay the state of California a hefty sum for illegally disposing of e-scrap and other devices over the past decade and for failing to protect customer information.
Outerwall, the publicly traded firm that owns electronics trade-in company ecoATM, has been facing financial pressure. A recent report from Outerwall shows ecoATM lost more than $100 million last year.
In a resounding victory for electronics reuse advocates in the U.S., the Librarian of Congress has granted individuals and companies alike the right to unlock used phones and tablets for the next three years.
A company gets the backing of HP to begin collecting outdated computers in Malaysia, and a South African startup gets creative with parts from old devices.
Olympic medals rise from the e-scrap stream, and a new smartphone from Samsung sports a screen that’s super-spendy to service.
Smartphone ownership is on the rise although TVs remain the most common household device, and Canadian eco-fees see some changes.
Fair Trade Recycling launches a takeback offset program in Africa, and rare earth metals will increase in demand.
Rigid data-security regulations in Europe will present opportunities for businesses that are prepared, and discarded mobile devices in Australia create untapped potential for materials recovery.
Business Records Management of Clearwater, Fla.; Crown Shredding dba Crown Information Management of South Daytona, Fla.; Ranger On-site Document Shredding of San Antonio; RecordsPro/Shredmonkey of Indianapolis and Secure Shredding of Cape Coral, Fla. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
ERI of Badin, N.C. has achieved its NAID certification for hard drive sanitization as well as physical destruction of hard drives.
Additionally, Surplus Service of Fremont, Calif. has been certified as a B Corporation.
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