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The FPD PRO can handle devices with displays sizes from 11 inches to 70 inches. | Courtesy of FPD Recycling
A startup led by recycling industry veterans has developed a robotic system for removing hazardous substances from flat-panel display devices. The system is expected to come to a U.S. facility soon.
Total Reclaim’s staff has been cut in half in recent years as the company dealt with fallout from an export scandal.
A West Coast processor that earlier this year saw its founders sentenced to prison is now being led by Bobby Farris, who has worked for a variety of recycling companies. He says the firm’s brand can be rebuilt. Continue Reading
The bankruptcy filing indicates Rivore Metals has between $1 million and $10 million in liabilities and less than $50,000 in assets. | Nuangthong/Shutterstock
A metals recycling company that buys and sells e-scrap recently declared bankruptcy and is reorganizing its business to remain operational.
The companies below have either achieved or renewed one or more of the following NAID AAA certifications: physical destruction of hard drives, physical destruction of solid state devices, over-writing of physical hard drives, over-writing of solid state devices or degaussing.
Adelante Document Destruction of Albuquerque, N.M.; Data Guardian of Portage, Mich.; Green Chip of Astoria, N.Y.; Iron Mountain of Dandenong South, Australia; PCdisposal.com of New Century, Kan. and Universal Recycling Technologies (URT) of Janesville, Wis.
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A computer tower with a tracking device provided by the Green Tracking Service (device at lower right).
Green Tracking Service is making several changes to its GPS monitoring products, including new tracker models and more data being reported to users.
News about a CRT stockpile cleanup plan drew attention last month. | Courtesy of Kentucky Division of Waste Management.
Analysis about federal purchasing, mergers and acquisitions, and a Kentucky CRT cleanup drew readers’ attention last month.
An ISRI commissioned study found that the U.S. recycling industry directly and indirectly supports nearly 532,000 jobs. | priscilla list/Shutterstock
A recently released study estimates the U.S. recycling industry will have a nearly $110 billion economic impact this year. That’s about 6% lower than the number from two years ago.
Grant money will be used to fund drop-off locations and collection events. | Bennian/Shutterstock
The state of Michigan awarded $270,000 in grants to support electronics recycling in sparsely populated areas.
WorkSafeBC says it found a number of violations during an inspection of KC Recycling’s facility. | Komkrich Marom/Shutterstock
Authorities in British Columbia have fined a battery and electronics recycler, saying the company failed to protect workers from exposure to toxic materials.
Discarded electronics are estimated to reach 122 million short tons per year around the globe by 2050. | Petra Nowack/Shutterstock
A United Nations-backed study predicts massive growth in global tonnages of end-of-life electronics, and it examines how the recycling sector can best prepare.