Absolute Document Destruction of Baton Rouge, La.; Ace Data Storage of Gulfport, Miss.; Computer Recycling Center of Springfield, Mo.; RDN of Hatillo, Puerto Rico; Rock Solid Shredding of Little Rock, Ark.; Secure Shred Solutions of Carroll, Iowa; Shredall of Nottingham, England; Shredlogix of San Jose, Calif.; Shred Right (a Rohn Industries Co.) of St. Paul, Minn.; TNT Shredding of Mesa, Ariz. and Tri-State Shredding of Harrisburg, Pa. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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The Middle East finds itself in the “starting phase” of e-scrap management, and Europe’s ambitious electronics collection goals may prove challenging to meet.
A recent decision by the Chinese government to more intensely inspect imported shipments of e-scrap and other recovered materials is here to stay, according to one international trade expert.
An automated LCD disassembly machine is gearing up to be presented to the public after several years in development.
An Amazon personal assistant device is graded on its repairability, and a refurbished version of Samsung’s notorious overheating phone returns to the market in South Korea.
On average, popular phones, tablets and laptops are relatively easy to fix, but the market may be trending toward less repairable designs, a recent analysis found.
After receiving $400,000 from the federal government, a New York company is developing a mechanical system that could help e-scrap companies handle printed circuit boards more profitably.
Readers last month gravitated toward negative news, with the largest number of clicks going to stories about a fake R2 certificate, a 15-month prison sentence and industry bankruptcies.