Two electronics recycling companies recently ended disputes with California regulators that centered on the handling of metal-laden dust from e-scrap shredders. The situation raises debate about what material should be labeled hazardous.
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Two electronics recycling companies recently ended disputes with California regulators that centered on the handling of metal-laden dust from e-scrap shredders. The situation raises debate about what material should be labeled hazardous.
3R Technology of Seattle; Alaska Archives of Anchorage, Alaska; Data Shredding Services of Texas of Houston; Kent Record Management of Norton Shores, Mich.; M1 Document Solutions of Castleblayney, Ireland; MinnKota Secured Document Destruction of Fargo, N.D.; Shred Alaska of Anchorage, Alaska; Sims Recycling Solutions of Roseville, Calif. and The Arc of Madison County Shredding Service of Huntsville, Ala. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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Larry Reaugh, American Manganese
After dismissing an earlier indictment because of errors, federal prosecutors have filed revised charges against Kenny Gravitt, the owner of now-closed e-scrap firm Global Environmental Services.
Marc Artozqui, Kuusakoski
Kuusakoski Recycling has installed a new CEO to run its U.S. business as the company evaluates its operations and the evolving e-scrap marketplace.
Saskatchewan will expand the list of device types it accepts for electronics recycling, including one absent from most North American programs: microwave ovens.
Regulators in a Midwest state say the fundamental elements of its producer responsibility law remain sound, but industry-wide challenges are straining the program. In an annual report, Wisconsin state officials quantify these challenges and offer some potential fixes.
