At the Electronics Reuse Conference this week, a number of speakers delivered practical tools and tips that can help refurb operations boost efficiency and profitability.
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At the Electronics Reuse Conference this week, a number of speakers delivered practical tools and tips that can help refurb operations boost efficiency and profitability.
The federal government will continue to allow the unlocking of mobile devices so they can be resold at higher values. The Library of Congress also expanded the list of items that can be unlocked.
The total weight processed by Sims Recycling Solutions went down last year, likely the result of a changing electronics stream and shifting business focus, an executive said.
Federal regulators are considering a proposal to ban exports of unprocessed e-scrap and require stringent tracking procedures for exports that are still allowed.
Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI) has a newly hired R2 director who brings with him extensive experience supporting Canadian electronics stewardship and certification programs.
AccuShred of Toledo, Ohio; Confidential On-Site Paper Shredding (COPS) of Normal, Ill.; Fireproof Records Center of Columbus, Ohio; Infoshred of East Windsor, Conn.; M1 Document Solutions of County Monaghan, Ireland; RDN of Arecibo, Puerto Rico; River City Shredding of Chattanooga, Tenn.; Secure Document Solutions of Independence, Mo.; Security Mobile Shredding of Alexandria, La. and Total Destruction of Alamogordo, N.M. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
Also, Stallard Technologies of Overland Park, Kan. has renewed its NAID certifications for hard drive sanitization and physical destruction of hard drives.
PC Survivors of Massachusetts of Hanover, Mass. has renewed its R2:2013 and RIOS:2016 certifications.
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Federal charges have been filed against the owner of an Iowa e-scrap company, marking the latest of several legal cases related to the company’s alleged improper storage of CRTs and other e-scrap.
Canada’s CBC News recently broadcast an in-depth documentary alleging Apple works to thwart independent repair and pushes customers to replace, not fix, devices.
A major OEM will voluntarily monitor its downstream e-scrap movement with a GPS tracking service from the Basel Action Network (BAN).
Improper storage of e-scrap at a Colorado prison has spurred a lawsuit involving the highest public officials in the state.
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