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E-scrap program officials in Hawaii County, which encompasses the state’s Big Island, say a redesigned collection program will be rolled out sometime after July 1, 2022. | Alicia Fdez/Shutterstock
E-scrap collection on the Big Island of Hawaii is suspended due to a lack of funds, but the program will be redesigned and opened again later this year.
The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently:
Chun Yang International (HK) of Hong Kong, China; Dataknox Solutions of Newark, Calif.; Ecotronix Recycling of Carol Stream, Ill.; eWorks Electronic Services of Freeport, N.Y.; GER Solutions of Allentown, Pa.; Jada Green (dba Cellit Green) of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Norris Technologies of Coahuila, Mexico; Reboot Tech of City of Industry, Calif.; Smart Metals Recycling (dba Sprout) locations in Garland, Texas, Statesville, N.C. and Taunton, Mass.; SMR Asset Recovery (dba Sprout) of Woodland, Calif.; Southern Environmental Solutions of the Carolinas of Chesterfield, S.C.; Startouch Trading of Lincoln Park, Mich.; and TES-AMM Espana Asset Recovery and Recycling of Madrid.
After completing successful audits, the organizations listed below achieved one or more of these NAID AAA certifications: physical destruction of hard drives, physical destruction of solid state devices, over-writing or degaussing of physical hard drives, over-writing of solid state devices.
Beacon Secure of Tucson, Ariz.; California Electronic Asset Recovery of Mather, Calif.; Corporate Records Management of Dallas; DocuBit of Lancaster, Ky.; Easter Seals (dba EnviroShred) of East Hartford, Conn.; Human-I-T of Detroit; Metro Record Storage and Shredding of Bakersfield, Calif.; Paper Storm of Pillager, Minn.; Stonehouse Data Solutions of Powell, Wyo.; and Valley Green Shredding of Westfield, Mass.
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Online used device marketplace Back Market named phone certification provider Phonecheck as a preferred partner. | TKCREDIT/Shutterstock
Refurbishers selling used electronics through Back Market will have additional tools to enhance device diagnostics and certification, according to the company. Continue Reading
Assurant reported that the average value of a traded-in iPhone in 2021 was up 17% from the year before. | Franz12/Shutterstock
Consumers are waiting longer to trade in old phones, but rising values meant that 2021 saw the highest amount of money Assurant has ever recorded going back to consumers, according to an annual report. Continue Reading
New York State officials believe upcoming e-scrap program regulations may raise recycling program costs for electronics manufacturers. | Wolfilser/Shutterstock
The state of New York adopted regulations that officials say will improve e-scrap recycling opportunities and collection statewide, possibly at manufacturers’ expense. Continue Reading
The California Attorney General and Alameda County District Attorney sued DISH Network, alleging the company illegally landfilled e-scrap. | Tada Images/Shutterstock
TV and wireless services provider DISH Network will pay $5.5 million to settle allegations that it illegally disposed of e-scrap in California. Continue Reading
Apple last year upgraded its Daisy robot to disassemble 23 different models of iPhone, up from 15 models. | Courtesy of Apple
Apple added to its recycling technology in 2021, upgrading some robots and rolling out a machine that can recover rare earth magnets that are typically destroyed in the shredding process. Continue Reading
A recent Senate hearing featured discussion around e-scrap metals recovery. | Rob Crandall/Shutterstock
A recent hearing in the U.S. Senate explored the opportunities and barriers in recovering rare earths and other essential components for the next generation of American manufacturing.