The number of e-scrap processors that are members of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries has declined in the past year.
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The number of e-scrap processors that are members of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries has declined in the past year.
Listings for used Apple products sold by independent resellers will be removed from Amazon’s platform early next year.
A1 Datashred of Tewksbury, Mass.; Alaska Archives of Anchorage, Alaska; Cook’s Mobile Shredding Service – Memphis of Memphis, Tenn.; Shred Experts of Saginaw, Mich.; Shred Northwest of Gresham, Ore.; and The Arc of Madison County Shredding Svc. of Huntsville, Ala. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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At the recent Electronics Reuse Conference, Shauna L. McCaffrey of Renewed Computer Technology received the 2018 Jim Lynch Hall of Fame Award. The award recognizes her for lifetime achievement in the refurbishment and ITAD industry.
As part of the Trump administration’s trade war with China, a number of tariffs have been levied on the import of Chinese goods. A handful of recycling companies and one trade group have sought exemptions.
Samsung is teasing the 2019 release of a wholly different phone design: a device that can fold in half like a book.
BlueOak Arkansas, a circuit board processing operation that received significant attention for its use of a plasma furnace, appears to be shuttering.
IT services company Ingram Micro estimates in its latest sustainability report that it processed 26,400 tons of used electronics last year.
Camacho Recycling, a huge consumer of CRT glass from the U.S. and Europe, has suspended acceptance of material amid a regulatory dispute with Spanish authorities.
A Canadian e-scrap operator has filed a defamation lawsuit against the Basel Action Network (BAN) after the Seattle-based watchdog group accused the business of exporting electronics to developing nations.