Fair Trade Recycling launches a takeback offset program in Africa, and rare earth metals will increase in demand.
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Fair Trade Recycling launches a takeback offset program in Africa, and rare earth metals will increase in demand.
Rigid data-security regulations in Europe will present opportunities for businesses that are prepared, and discarded mobile devices in Australia create untapped potential for materials recovery.
Business Records Management of Clearwater, Fla.; Crown Shredding dba Crown Information Management of South Daytona, Fla.; Ranger On-site Document Shredding of San Antonio; RecordsPro/Shredmonkey of Indianapolis and Secure Shredding of Cape Coral, Fla. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
ERI of Badin, N.C. has achieved its NAID certification for hard drive sanitization as well as physical destruction of hard drives.
Additionally, Surplus Service of Fremont, Calif. has been certified as a B Corporation.
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TVs dominate the end-of-life stream in Washington state now more than ever. They just don’t look like they used to, with fewer CRT devices and more flat-panel displays coming in the door.
Apple’s release of the iPhone 7 and the more advanced iPhone 7 Plus last September pushed consumers to let go of earlier models. Analysis from one industry firm shows how pricing for used phones has played out since then.
A fertilizer and silver producer has begun processing scrap printed circuit boards to isolate precious metals.
A manufacturer has been recognized for its process that uses 100 percent post-consumer plastics from e-scrap, as well as packaging and textiles, sourced from recycling companies across the U.S.
A trial program in Europe is exploring more efficient ways of recovering a range of raw materials from used electronics and appliances.
If melting items can help combine different materials, exposing them to ultra-low temperatures can keep them apart. That’s the idea behind a new technique for separating different materials in shredded e-scrap.
A jewelry and precious metals seller has signed a letter of intent to acquire Elemetal Recycling for nearly $20 million.