Spain prepares to implement its electronics reuse targets, and activists in Bangladesh urge the government to address the issue of electronics disposal.
Spain prepares to implement its electronics reuse targets, and activists in Bangladesh urge the government to address the issue of electronics disposal.
Kenya becomes the first African country to pass a law directing flows of e-scrap, and an Aussie stewardship group reaches out to the country’s business community.
An Indiana newspaper urges lawmakers to address a lack of rural collection opportunities, and costs to recycle electronics are going up for residents in one upper Midwest municipality.
Scotland authorities fine a man for attempting to export e-scrap to Nigeria, and Hong Kong will charge fees to electronics importers to pay for end-of-life recycling services. Continue Reading
A nonprofit group buys California-based Isidore Electronics Recycling, and two lawmakers think 2017 may be the year a “right to repair” bill passes in Minnesota.
Long lines fail to deter residents from participating in a collection event, and one community sets up curbside e-scrap collections.
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Washington’s collection numbers continue their downward trend, and curbside e-scrap collection comes to an end in a South Carolina community.
Researchers discover a bacteria that can help process gold, and a local recycling professional finds some electronics gems.
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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