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A global company has been approved to inspect containers and collect fees on used electronics shipped to an area of the world that has been mired in e-scrap export controversy.
Electronics processors are seeing higher freight costs amid a tight trucking market, and the logistical challenges are predicted to increase in the coming years.
Another U.S. processor has disclosed it is using GPS trackers to monitor the downstream movement of end-of-life devices.
A Hong Kong court fined four companies after authorities seized e-scrap imported from the U.S. and raided three electronics recycling sites.
CompuCycle is expanding its footprint and capabilities with the installation of a multi-million-dollar shredding and separation system.
Illinois-headquartered Com2, which uses glass to produce a glaze for ceramics, has seen its processing activity cut in half over the past year.
Thai government leaders have taken steps to permanently ban the import of hundreds of types of end-of-life electronics.
ASDD, a division of The Centers for Habilitation, of Tempe, Ariz.; Ohio Mobile Shredding of Columbus, Ohio; Reed Records Management of Wooster, Ohio; Shred Ace of Durham, N.C.; Shredders of Halifax, Nova Scotia; and The DocuTeam of San Luis Obispo, Calif. have achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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All 10 citations levied against COM2 Computers and Technologies LLC by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be cleared by the end of the month, following a settlement agreement made between the agency and the company Oct. 16. Continue Reading
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued 11 citations against dual-certified e-scrap processor COM2 Computers and Technologies LLC, but the company says it is meeting with the agency next week to contest the allegations. Continue Reading