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American Document Destruction of St. Louis; ClearData of Johannesburg; Shred Right (a Rohn Industries company) of St. Paul, Minn.; Shred-X Secure of Victoria, Australia; Shred-X Secure Destruction of Queensland, Australia; and Synetic Technologies of Kansas City, Mo. have achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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A growing threat in the e-scrap sector received national analysis this week, when The Washington Post visited a processing facility and explored the danger of lithium-ion battery fires.
A partnership between a processor and a prison in the U.K. is training inmates in dismantling electronics within the prison walls.
Yale University researchers estimate 3.5 million metric tons of electronics ended up in U.S. landfills in 2015, significantly higher than government estimates.
A draft European Union law limits traces of a flame retardant in products to such a low level that it would effectively kill e-plastics recycling on the continent, two industry groups said.
Green Tech Solution is developing a recycling facility in Blacksburg, S.C.
A Chinese investment firm is planning a $75 million recycling plant to process e-scrap, plastic and other materials.
ECS Refining’s Silicon Valley location may be purchased by a different processor. Meanwhile, most ECS sites in other states are expected to be cleaned out within a week.
New2U Computers of Sparks, Nev. has achieved R2:2013 certification.
PC Server and Parts of New Hudson, Mich. has achieved R2:2013, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications.
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Insurance providers already sell policies to protect companies that lose data to hackers. A new partnership involving e-scrap processor ERI is offering coverage for data loss from physical devices.
An upcoming federal trial will decide how much General Electric must pay for stymying competition in the repair market for its equipment. A jury previously awarded plaintiffs tens of millions of dollars.