Blancco Autopilot Detection is the latest feature on the Blancco Drive Eraser, helping prevent data loss on devices enrolled in Unified Endpoint Management programs. | Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock
A new technology from Blancco Technology Group will allow ITADs and e-scrap recyclers to check if devices are enrolled in Unified Endpoint Management programs before performing data destruction. Continue Reading
Although data breaches often place ITAD clients in a poor light, firms have a duty to protect their own reputations as well as those of their clients, panelists said. | Big Wave Productions/Resource Recycling
High-profile data breaches have highlighted the perils of ITAD, and until multiple companies are “put in the penalty box,” it will keep happening, industry experts said during a panel at the 2024 E-Scrap Conference. Continue Reading
The acquisition provides strategic proximity to the San Francisco Bay Area’s myriad tech firms. | MD_Photography/Shutterstock
Arizona-based ITAD firm DMD Systems Recovery has acquired Basket Materials in a bid to provide services to California’s growing tech market and local data centers. Continue Reading
E-scrap processor URT will pay $129,000 in fines for failing to protect workers from lead and cadmium exposures during cathode ray tube device processing, OSHA announced. | Boonchuay1970/Shutterstock
E-scrap processor URT will pay reduced but still hefty fines totaling $129,000 for failing to protect workers from lead and cadmium exposures during cathode ray tube device processing at the company’s facility in Janesville, Wisconsin. Continue Reading
Panelists at the 2024 E-Scrap Conference provided insight into issues facing e-plastics, and their views on what lies ahead. | Big Wave Productions/Resource Recycling
With domestic demand building slowly, U.S. processors must look to industries outside electronics manufacturing to absorb their e-plastics volumes, according to panelists at the recent E-Scrap Conference in Orlando. Continue Reading
The state of California and Walmart reached a multimillion-dollar settlement over the alleged improper disposal of e-scrap and hazardous material into municipal landfills. | Sundry Photography/Shutterstock
Several years after the State of California first sued Walmart over the alleged unlawful disposal of e-scrap, hazardous and medical waste to municipal landfills, a multimillion-dollar settlement is before the judge. Continue Reading
Sage Sustainable Electronics acquired Pennsylvania-based Relectro, a national provider of electronics repair, refurbishment and logistics services that services more than 25,000 assets per year. | Elnur/Shutterstock
Sage Sustainable Electronics, financed by Closed Loop Partners, has acquired an electronics repair and refurbishment company, aiming to gain a stronger foothold in the reuse world. Continue Reading
