Cracked mobile device screens may be able to fix themselves in the future, and two groups will hold a workshop discussing violations of extended producer responsibility laws by online e-commerce sites.
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Cracked mobile device screens may be able to fix themselves in the future, and two groups will hold a workshop discussing violations of extended producer responsibility laws by online e-commerce sites.
Linda Li
E-Scrap 2017 kicks off in Orlando in less than two weeks, and we’re highlighting a few of the experts who will take the stage to share their insights.
Three million pounds of CRT materials sit stockpiled in an Arizona warehouse formerly used by Dow Management, and the current property owner wants upstream generators of the material to pay for its cleanup.
Last year, lawmakers failed to pass legislation reforming Pennsylvania’s electronics recycling program. With the introduction of a bipartisan bill this year, some of them want to take another go at it.
An initiative in Europe will work to overcome obstacles to the closed-loop recycling of plastics from electronics and appliances.
Recent upward price movements for some precious and base metals have made e-scrap recycling executives happy.
Mac fans complain that Apple receives unfair scrutiny, and the global e-scrap market is positioned to rise during the next decade.
Arizona Center for the Blind Document Destruction of Phoenix; Document Resources, A Division of Underground Vaults & Storage of Louisville, Ky.; Gone For Good Shredding of Little Rock, Ark.; Pena’s Disposal of Cutler, Calif.; Puliz Records Management of Reno, Nev.; Record Keepers of Bismarck, N.D.; Royal Document Destruction of Cincinnati and Secure On-Site Shredding of Palm Harbor, Fla. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
Additionally, ViaTek Solutions of Clearwater, Fla. recently achieved certification to the ISO 14001:2015 standard, and it renewed its R2:2013 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certifications.
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A company that manages mobile phone take-back programs has invested more than $1 million in a new processing site and plans to hire hundreds of workers in the coming months.
Jim Levine, Regency Technologies
We’re less than a month away from this year’s E-Scrap Conference, which will be held in Orlando, Fla. To help get readers jazzed, we’re offering Meet the Speakers interviews with a few of the industry leaders set to take the stage.