A processor bankruptcy and metals recovery innovation caught the eye of readers last month.
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A processor bankruptcy and metals recovery innovation caught the eye of readers last month.
Sims Recycling Solutions has earned ISO 9001:2015 certification at all sites in the U.S. The processor holds ISO 9001:2008 certification at sites across the globe.
Citadel Information Management of Westmont, Ill.; DataLock (Div of 3GS, LLC) of Mount Vernon, Ill.; Filebank Record Center Ltd. of Toronto; MARS, LLC of Olympia, Wash.; NEXCUT Shredding of Elizabeth, N.J.; Northeast Data Destruction LLC of Mansfield, Mass.; Pioneer SecureShred of Minneapolis, Minn.; Rapid Information Destruction (RID) Services of Sacramento, Calif.; SelectShred, Inc. of Stuart, Fla.; and Shred San Diego of Poway, Calif. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
Also, Maxxum, Inc. of Rush City, Minn. has renewed its NAID certifications for hard drive sanitization as well as physical destruction of hard drives.
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An appeals court has let a long-simmering lawsuit against the Basel Action Network go forward.
Stories on the disposition of CRT glass in California and a legal battle over a battery fire drew our readers’ attention last month.
Adera of Ft. Myers, Fla.; All Points Mobile Shredding of Stuart, Fla.; AMS Store and Shred of Lake in the Hills, Ill.; InfoStore Records Center of Brooklyn Heights, Ohio; Quality Shredding of Deer Park, N.Y.; Secure A Cycle/Shredway of Matraville, New South Wales, Australia; Secure Records Solutions of Thomasville, Ga.; Shred Aware of Eureka, Calif.; Shred Works of Oakland, Calif. and ShredYourDocs.com of Apple Valley, Calif. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
Owl Electronic Recycling has achieved R2:2013, ISO 14001:2015 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certifications for its facility in Augusta, Ga.
Sims Recycling Solutions has achieved R2:2013 certification at the company’s electronics recycling site in Stalybridge, United Kingdom.
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Microsoft alleges a recycling company willfully advertised and sold refurbished computers with unlicensed copies of its software.
The founder of an embroiled East Coast e-scrap company is being sued for allegedly misrepresenting the firm’s value.
Tampa, Fla.-based e-Quality Recycling has gained certification to the ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and R2:2013 standards.
JSI Metals & Electronics Recycling of Conway, Ark. is now certified to the R2:2013 and RIOS standards.
Dakota Data Shred of Sioux Falls, S.D.; Gilmore Services of Pensacola, Fla.; Northcoast, Inc. Recycling Specialists dba Northcoast Shredding Services & Record Center of Wickliffe, Ohio; Paper Recycling & Shredding Specialists, Inc. of San Dimas, Calif.; Rocky Mountain Document Destruction of Salt Lake City, Utah; Time Shred Services, Inc. of Freeport, N.Y. and Wasteco – Dixie Recycling Centre of Mississauga, Ontario have either achieved or renewed their NAID Certifications for Physical Destruction of Hard Drives.
Northwest Shredders, LLC. of Woodward, OK; Paper Pig Shredding of Wichita Falls, TX; Phoenix Recycling Inc. of Winnipeg, MB, Canada; Security Data Destruction, Inc. of Phoenix, AZ; Shred King of Holbrook, MA; South Bay Document Destruction of Gardena, CA and Stay Safe Shred and Recycle of Sacramento, CA have either achieved or renewed their NAID Certifications for Physical Destruction of Hard Drives.
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Federal officials have allayed concerns that an executive order regarding environmentally friendly electronics purchasing will erode use of the EPEAT program.