The 2018 spending bill approved by lawmakers and signed by the president last week contains good news for the U.S. EPA and its recycling-related programs: The agency avoided significant budget cuts that were proposed last year.
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The 2018 spending bill approved by lawmakers and signed by the president last week contains good news for the U.S. EPA and its recycling-related programs: The agency avoided significant budget cuts that were proposed last year.
Testimony from a data security industry group appears to have spurred government interest in strengthening regulations preventing data breaches.
1st Choice Shredding of Rustburg, Va.; Beacon Secure of Tucson, Ariz.; EnTrust Records Management of Richmond, Va.; Ranger On-site Document Shredding of San Antonio; Royal Shredding of Duluth, Ga.; Shred Alaska of Anchorage, Alaska and Shred-South of Statesville, N.C. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
Also, e-End of Frederick, Md. has renewed its NAID certification for hard drive sanitization as well as physical destruction of hard drives.
Dedicated Networks of Ramsey, Minn. has achieved R2:2013 and RIOS 2016 certifications.
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This year’s E-Scrap conference brought hundreds of industry professionals from multiple countries under one roof. E-Scrap News photographer Jared Paben circulated among them, camera in hand.
Linda Li, chief strategy officer of LTG, speaking at the E-Scrap Conference in 2017
A global asset management company is rolling out a new consolidated end-of-life service platform for a major telecommunications company in Europe. Li Tong Group (LTG) intends to expand the service offering to U.S. clients in the future.
The volume of reported data breach incidents in the U.S. hit a new high last year, with at least some caused by improper disposal of information.
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Samsung’s latest smartphone, the Galaxy S9, was released this month. As some groups scrutinize the device, the manufacturer has announced service upgrades to its authorized repair locations.
A cryptocurrency mining rig (photo courtesy of Filmar Technologies)
When Serdar Bankaci went looking for a graphics card recently, he found frustration instead.
Processors in California will soon receive reimbursement rates that vary based on the type of device recycled. Regulators this week approved a variable payment rate system in response to the changing end-of-life electronics stream.
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Affordable Shred of Springfield, Ill.; American Document Securities of Carrollton, Ga.; Shred Ace of Durham, N.C.; Shred Aware of Eureka, Calif.; Tiger Shredding and Recycling of Baton Rouge, La. and Wasteco – Dixie Recycling Centre of Mississauga, Ontario have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
Also, Dynamic Recycling of Onalaska, Wis. has renewed its NAID certification for hard drive sanitization as well as physical destruction of hard drives.
My Battery Recyclers (MYBRS) of Brooklyn, N.Y. and PureITAD of Abbotsford, B.C. have both achieved certification to ISO:14001, ISO:9001, R2:2013 and OHSAS:18001.
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