Advanced Data Storage of Bakersfield, Calif.; Business Data Record Services of New Brighton, Minn.; C2 Management of Berryville, Va.; Datashield Corporation of Omaha, Neb.; Diablo Paper Shredding of Walnut Creek, Calif.; Elevated Shredding of Flagstaff, Ariz.; Firelands Local Document Destruction of Norwalk, Ohio; Green Team Shred-Safe of Pooraka, Australia; Off-Site Records Management of San Jose, Calif.; Securis of Chantilly, Va.; Silver Phoenix of Knoxville, Tenn.; The Shredder of Des Moines, Iowa and Williams Data Management of Los Angeles have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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Final adoption of key international guidelines for e-scrap exports was once again punted as debate drags on over the definition of “repairable” devices.
European Union leaders appear to have settled on a limit for trace amounts of flame retardants in recycled plastics. A reclaimer called the limit “workable,” but activists say it’s not nearly restrictive enough.
Projects exploring strategies to recover key materials from end-of-life electronics have received funding from the REMADE Institute.
A device buy-back company has installed self-service stations at more than a dozen New York City locations.
A plastics compounder has introduced a line of engineering-grade pellets, including some plastic types used in electronic devices, that contain up to 50% recycled content.
Canadian e-scrap processor Greentec released its first sustainability report this week. It provides key operational data points while also touching on CRTs and other industry trends.