A year after an online scrap plastics trading marketplace launched, an executive at the startup offered insight into where material is moving in the aftermath of China’s ban on certain recovered materials.
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A year after an online scrap plastics trading marketplace launched, an executive at the startup offered insight into where material is moving in the aftermath of China’s ban on certain recovered materials.
Whole Foods Market California and two companies it owns will pay over $1.6 million to settle allegations they improperly disposed of electronics and hazardous wastes.
An upcoming South Carolina processing facility will handle CRTs, circuit boards, scrap plastics and more, a company leader has confirmed to E-Scrap News.
Apple shows signs of loosening the requirements to operate a repair center, and the latest iPhone has been ranked for repairability.
Metech International will jettison its e-scrap recycling business, citing financial losses caused by hazardous waste compliance issues and other challenges.
A multinational alliance of e-scrap stewardship groups has set the first International E-Waste Day for Oct. 13.
With two weeks until the 2018 E-Scrap Conference, we’re featuring another expert who will share insight on-stage in New Orleans.
An Indian wastepicker named Reema in her electric rickshaw, which she uses to collect e-scrap from local repair shops.
Policymakers across the globe recognize the need to engage informal workers in collecting, aggregating and dismantling electronics, given their significant role in managing most of the e-scrap in emerging economies.
Commonwealth Document Management of Danville, Va.; DeVries Information Management of Spokane, Wash.; Record Keepers of Bismarck, N.D. and Secure On-Site Shredding of Palm Harbor, Fla. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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Even if consumers say smartphone repairability is important to them, brand popularity may be a more important factor in prolonging a device’s life, a study concluded.