NovoTec Recycling finalized contracts to ship CRT glass to smelters in British Columbia and South Korea. The total glass capacity is greater than what NovoTec sent to Glencore’s now-closed smelter.
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NovoTec Recycling finalized contracts to ship CRT glass to smelters in British Columbia and South Korea. The total glass capacity is greater than what NovoTec sent to Glencore’s now-closed smelter.
Reports from the Bureau of International Recycling shine a light on non-ferrous scrap metal markets as we enter the new year, particularly in China.
Countries and companies worldwide are looking to support proper end-of-life device management, according to recent news reports and announcements.
GAG Reciclagem De Electronicos (GAG) of Sao Paulo and DeGraf Limitada (DeGraf) of Quilicura Santiago, Chile, both subcontractors for Sims Recycling Solutions, have achieved R2:2013 certification.
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An e-scrap firm recently described the fire hazard lithium-ion batteries present and emphasized the importance of identifying and properly handling them.
Scientists who set their sights on potentially hazardous chemicals in scrap electronics say they can effectively break down the flame retardants in shredded circuit boards.
The following organizations have achieved one or more of the following NAID AAA certifications: physical destruction of hard drives, physical destruction of solid state devices, over-writing or degaussing of physical hard drives, over-writing of solid state devices:
Minnesota Computers for Schools of Minneapolis; RecordsPro/Shredmonkey of Indianapolis; Shred Experts of Saginaw, Mich.; TITAN Mobile Shredding of Pipersville, Pa.; and Wing Kai Destruction & Recycle Co. of Ping Shan, Hong Kong.
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A major North American phone repair and remarketing company has received court approval to restructure its debt, allowing it to come out of bankruptcy in the coming days.
Electronics repair stakeholders clashed over right-to-repair legislation in Washington state this week, as a number of state legislatures begin taking up similar bills.