3R Technology of Seattle; Augusta Data Storage of Augusta, Ga.; International Data Depository of Miami; ITEC of Santa Ana, Calif.; Land Shark Shredding of Bowling Green, Ky.; Office Shredding of Hyattsville, Md. and Southern California Shredding of Lake Forest, Calif. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
Also, ERI of Flower Mound, Texas has renewed its NAID certification for hard drive sanitization and physical destruction of hard drives.
Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) achieved ISO 27001:2013 certification at its Roseville, Calif. and West Chicago, Ill. facilities.
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At the Electronics Reuse Conference this week, a number of speakers delivered practical tools and tips that can help refurb operations boost efficiency and profitability.
The total weight processed by Sims Recycling Solutions went down last year, likely the result of a changing electronics stream and shifting business focus, an executive said.
Federal regulators are considering a proposal to ban exports of unprocessed e-scrap and require stringent tracking procedures for exports that are still allowed.
Federal charges have been filed against the owner of an Iowa e-scrap company, marking the latest of several legal cases related to the company’s alleged improper storage of CRTs and other e-scrap.
Canada’s CBC News recently broadcast an in-depth documentary alleging Apple works to thwart independent repair and pushes customers to replace, not fix, devices.
A major OEM will voluntarily monitor its downstream e-scrap movement with a GPS tracking service from the Basel Action Network (BAN).