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American Shredding of Salt Lake City; ATI SecureDocs of Houston; Loss Protection & Investigations of Fresno, Calif.; Rip n Shred of Edmonton, Alberta and Stacks of Topeka, Kan. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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Minnesota-based Materials Processing LLC has been fined $125,000 for storing 2,500 tons of CRT glass in more than 100 semi-trailers around the Twin Cities. The company also recently closed its dual-certified Philadelphia facility, E-Scrap News has learned. Continue Reading
E-scrap recycling company Regency Technologies has partnered with Dlubak Glass Company, a processor of scrap TV and PC monitors, on a joint operation that will recycle CRT glass.
Federal Prison Industries, Inc., better known as UNICOR, is once again facing a lawsuit regarding worker safety and environmental standards at its electronics recycling operations.
The e-Stewards certification of Materials Processing LLC has been withdrawn for one year following a $125,000 fine from Minnesota’s Pollution Control Agency.
A just-released federal report sheds light on the numerous occupational health and safety dangers that likely exist at e-scrap firms throughout the country.
A Nevada mining and refining company announced it will start accepting e-scrap – specifically, ground up circuit boards from computers.
An Oregon-based e-scrap processor says government regulation practices and tough commodity markets have led the company to relocate shredding operations to Texas.
California e-scrap processing firm Arrow Recovery received an approval to build what would be its first metals refining operation.
After closing and consolidating operations in North America and the U.K., the e-scrap business of Sims Metals Management has posted promising results.