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.
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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.
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.
Lima, Peru
Ingram Micro has opened its fourth new ITAD facility of 2019, this time in Peru’s capital city.
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.
Docu Shred of East Grand Forks, Minn.; Ranger On-site Document Shredding of San Antonio; Secure Shredding of Cape Coral, Fla. and Security Shredding Mobile Document Destruction of Lufkin, Texas have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
Greentec of Cambridge, Ontario has renewed its NAID certifications for hard drive sanitization as well as physical destruction of hard drives.
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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.