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All Points Mobile Shredding of Stuart, Fla.; Avritek of San Diego; Greenway Shredding & Recycling of Louisville, Ky.; Legal Shred NY of Deer Park, N.Y.; Royal Document Destruction of Gahanna, Ohio; Shredway of Fairbanks, Alaska; The DocuTeam of San Luis Obispo, Calif.; and Winters Bros Waste Systems of West Babylon, N.Y. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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A proposed update to the R2 standard has been crafted with an eye toward emphasizing reuse, boosting data protection requirements and improving device testing and repair, according to Sustainable Electronics Recycling International.
A major development in a CRT lawsuit drew our readers’ clicks last month, along with a host of stories about various business openings and closings.
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Apple is developing a framework that would bring the company in line with right-to-repair principles, according to a Vice News report that cited internal company documents.
A North Carolina startup is working to scale up its ability to generate investment-grade gold from e-scrap components.
Corporate Records Management of Dallas; Destrupack Confidencial S.L. of Madrid; Opportunity Village of Henderson, Nev.; Viking Shred of West Sacramento, Calif.; and West Michigan Document Shredding of Jenison, Mich. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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Two ITAD companies recently released reports providing insights into serving institutional generators of obsolete electronics.
Less than 10 percent of U.S. consumers buy used computers or mobile devices, according to research from one company that plays in the sector.
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Ingram Micro recently opened a facility in South America, providing a host of asset management and recycling services.
Researchers overseas say high-impact polystyrene from scrap electronics can be used as a replacement for sand in self-compacting concrete.