Sustainable Electronics Recycling International says nearly 500 comments were submitted on the draft update to the R2 certification standard.
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Sustainable Electronics Recycling International says nearly 500 comments were submitted on the draft update to the R2 certification standard.
AMS Store and Shred of Lake In The Hills, Ill.; Arizona Product Destruction of Phoenix; Asia Data Destruction of Bangkok; Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations of Onalaska, Wis.; Maxxum of Rush City, Minn.; Northwest Shredders of Woodward, Okla.; Reed Records Management of Wooster, Ohio; Shred 360 of Tampa, Fla.; Shred Doc Destr dba Balcones Shred of Dallas; Sugar House Archives & Shred of Salt Lake City; Sustainable Services of Texarkana, Texas; Synetic Technologies of Kansas City, Mo. and Wasteco – Dixie Recycling Centre of Mississauga, Ontario have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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An e-scrap processor is installing a robotic sorting cell to take apart hard drives and recover each component of the device.
The U.S. recycling industry, including the e-scrap recycling sector, is expected to feel the economic repercussions of the escalating U.S.-China trade war.
Facing a shaky long-term outlook for plastic exports, Sims Recycling Solutions has invested in plastics cleanup systems in the U.S. and the Netherlands.
For two years, media outlets around the globe have covered China’s National Sword recyclables import restrictions. Now, China is threatening to wield its trade sword for a different purpose: cutting off rare earth exports to the U.S.
North Carolina capitol building in Raleigh.
Lawmakers in North Carolina are again advancing a bill that would eliminate restrictions on disposing TVs and computer equipment.
Arkansas Records Management of Hot Springs, Ark.; Cal Micro Recycling of Ontario, Calif.; Crown Shredding, LLC dba Crown Information Management of South Daytona, Fla.; Highland Shredding of Woburn, Mass.; Merlin Shredding of Calgary, Alberta; Merlin Shredding of Edmonton, Alberta; Merlin Shredding of Red Deer County, Alberta; Royal Document Destruction of Cincinnati, Ohio; and The Shred Authority of Alsip, Ill. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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An industry group has identified six advanced recycling projects that target plastics from electronics. One of the tech developers is a prominent North American e-scrap processor.
Material inside the facility formerly operated by eWaste Recycling Solutions in Lewiston, Maine.
Processor eWaste Recycling Solutions, which handled a sizable portion of Maine’s regulated material, has closed. Over 1 million pounds of leaded CRT glass and a substantial stock of intact devices remain at its former site.