Arkansas Records Management of Hot Springs, Ark.; Cal Micro Recycling of Ontario, Calif.; Crown Shredding, LLC dba Crown Information Management of South Daytona, Fla.; Highland Shredding of Woburn, Mass.; Merlin Shredding of Calgary, Alberta; Merlin Shredding of Edmonton, Alberta; Merlin Shredding of Red Deer County, Alberta; Royal Document Destruction of Cincinnati, Ohio; and The Shred Authority of Alsip, Ill. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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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.
Final adoption of key international guidelines for e-scrap exports was once again punted as debate drags on over the definition of “repairable” devices.
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.
