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3N Document Destruction of Clifton Park, N.Y.; IntelliShred of Frenchtown, N.J.; Northcoast Inc. Recycling Specialists dba Northcoast Shredding Services & Record Center of Wickliffe, Ohio and Shred-IT USA of Rotterdam, N.Y. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
PADNOS Electronics Recycling of Grand Rapids, Mich. has achieved R2:2013 and RIOS:2016 certifications.
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Daisy, Apple’s new device disassembly robot, can dismantle up to 200 devices per hour.
When it comes to in-house recycling, Apple is diving deeper into droids.
Puneet Shrivastava of Dell (left) accepts the Design for Recycling Award from ISRI Chair Mark Lewon.
Dell last week became the first two-time winner of an award that honors manufacturers that keep recyclability in mind when designing products.
Electronics recycling company URT Solutions has partnered with a television manufacturer to voluntarily provide free collection of end-of-life TVs in New Hampshire.
A much-publicized legal battle over the limits of copyright when it comes to computer refurbishment appears to have reached a conclusion, with a California e-scrap operator headed to prison.
Shuttered CRT processor Nulife Glass continues to wade through a lengthy and costly cleanup of its East Coast operations.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission says multiple companies may be violating federal law by telling consumers that using unapproved parts or repair providers will void warranties on their electronics.
A two-year study has highlighted key details about e-scrap exports to Nigeria, including the different device types entering the country, methods used to ship them and countries of origin.
Research from a national laboratory shows that ultrasonic waves can be used to cheaply and effectively remove gold from scrap electronics.
Customs officers in China’s port city of Xiamen seized a load of end-of-life electronics last month, claiming the material didn’t meet e-scrap import standards.