Apple is developing a framework that would bring the company in line with right-to-repair principles, according to a Vice News report that cited internal company documents.
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Apple is developing a framework that would bring the company in line with right-to-repair principles, according to a Vice News report that cited internal company documents.
A North Carolina startup is working to scale up its ability to generate investment-grade gold from e-scrap components.
Corporate Records Management of Dallas; Destrupack Confidencial S.L. of Madrid; Opportunity Village of Henderson, Nev.; Viking Shred of West Sacramento, Calif.; and West Michigan Document Shredding of Jenison, Mich. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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Two ITAD companies recently released reports providing insights into serving institutional generators of obsolete electronics.
Less than 10 percent of U.S. consumers buy used computers or mobile devices, according to research from one company that plays in the sector.
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Ingram Micro recently opened a facility in South America, providing a host of asset management and recycling services.
Researchers overseas say high-impact polystyrene from scrap electronics can be used as a replacement for sand in self-compacting concrete.
Affordable Shred of Springfield, Ill.; Alliance Document Shredding of Sulphur Springs, Texas; American Document Securities of Carrollton, Ga.; Beckley’s of Rochester, Minn.; Disk Data Destruction of Rocky Point, N.Y.; Heart of Texas Shred (HOT Shred) of Elm Mott, Texas; Nebraska Recycles of Lincoln, Neb.; Reed Records Management of Wooster, Ohio; Rock Solid Shredding of Little Rock, Ark.; Shred-All, Shred Innovations of Pikeville, Ky.; Shred Monster of Columbus, Neb. and South Bay Document Destruction of Gardena, Calif. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
Also, Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations of Nashville, Tenn.; Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations of Onalaska, Wis.; ER2-Electronic Responsible Recyclers of Mesa, Ariz.; and Synetic Technologies of Kansas City, Mo. have renewed their NAID certifications for hard drive sanitization as well as for physical destruction of hard drives.
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A complete ban on scrap plastic imports into India will be delayed until the end of August, giving the global plastics recycling industry some time to adapt.
More than a quarter of consumers are so concerned that data on their old mobile phones might be compromised that they wouldn’t trade in the devices, according to a survey.