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The average resale price for desktop computers and laptops has grown over the past two and a half years, according to a report by a prominent ITAD company.
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State and federal regulators are putting pressure on an Iowa CRT processor they say has illegally stockpiled glass and allowed lead to contaminate the ground.
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CRTs stockpiled in a eWaste Tech warehouse in Richmond, Va.
A property owner and public waste authority are at odds over a CRT stockpile in Richmond, Va. Meanwhile, the U.S. EPA has been asked to get involved.
A worldwide police operation busted people suspected of illegal waste shipping and disposal, mostly involving metals and scrap electronics, according to Interpol.
Dynamic Recycling undergoes a major expansion in Wisconsin, and Washington state continues to experience reductions in weights collected.
China says e-scrap will be impacted in the country’s upcoming import restrictions, and Rwanda’s government works to build an electronics refurbishing and recycling facility.
American Document Services of Las Cruces, N.M.; Assured Document Destruction of Phoenix; Corodata Shredding of Poway, Calif.; Records Management Center/ShredSafe of Bangor, Maine and River Mill Data Management of Columbus, Ga. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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A former Utah-based CRT processor has been indicted on several counts related to its abandonment of more than 3.5 million pounds of crushed leaded glass three years ago.
California’s hike in the fee to fund electronics recycling is explained, and a repair advocacy group accuses OEMs of deflecting pressure to improve repairability.