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Certification Scorecard: Feb. 13, 2020

Published: February 12, 2020
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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:

Allshred of Maumee, Ohio; Allshred of Indianapolis; Apto Solutions of Atlanta; Crown Shred & Recycling of Regina, Saskatchewan; MIDCON Data Services of Edmond, Okla.; Records Management Center/ShredSafe of Bangor, Maine; REISSWOLF Heesch of Heesch, Netherlands; River Mill/Savannah Shredding of Columbus, Ga.; Secure Records Management Systems of Sanford, Maine; and Security Mobile Shredding of Alexandria, La. 

Stellar Data Recovery of Metuchen, N.J. announced that its BitRaser SSD and Mobile erasure software received certification from the Asset Disposal and Information Security Alliance (ADISA).

Visit our archive to view previous editions of the scorecard.

 

QML Inc., Professional Precious Metal Recovery
CoastTec

Favorable market conditions drive smelter profits

Published: February 13, 2020
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Printed circuit boards for recycling.

Umicore noted China’s restrictions on scrap material imports helped ensure an ample supply of scrap PCBs. | Iryna Imago/Shutterstock

Umicore enjoyed greater profits last year thanks in part to higher metals prices and China’s e-scrap imports crackdown, which increased the global supply of circuit board scrap.

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Apple contract reveals repair program details

Published: February 13, 2020
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To participate in its Independent Repair Program, shops would be required to provide customer information to Apple. | Karol Ciesluk/Shutterstock

Documents obtained by Motherboard show just how onerous the requirements will be for repair shops wanting to participate in Apple’s new Independent Repair Program.

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Our top stories from January 2020

Published: February 6, 2020
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E-Scrap News readers last month were drawn to a write-up about the importance of identifying and properly handling lithium-ion batteries. | Mehaniq/Shutterstock

A variety of stories drew readers’ interest last month, including articles about repair legislation, CRT settlements, battery fires, debt restructuring and a printer stockpile.

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ITAD firm expands footprint into Northeast

Published: February 6, 2020
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The new Taunton, Mass. facility has 44,000 square feet of total processing space, with room for expansion. | Gerardo.G/Shutterstock

SMR Worldwide has opened an electronics processing facility near Boston, the latest expansion for the fast-growing ITAD services provider.

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