The 2019 E-Scrap Conference and Trade Show is less than two weeks away, and we’re giving you one last interview with an industry leader set to take to the stage in Orlando.
The 2019 E-Scrap Conference and Trade Show is less than two weeks away, and we’re giving you one last interview with an industry leader set to take to the stage in Orlando.
In 2018 Fairfax County collected nearly 1.6 million pounds of scrap electronics. | Lukasz Stefanski/Shutterstock
E-scrap collection contracting in Fairfax County, Va. turned messy after the county selected a new service provider to replace its existing vendor.
Sims noted that lower commodity prices were a factor leading to smaller profits. | create jobs 51/Shutterstock
Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) pulled in smaller profits during the 2019 fiscal year. But the company also pointed to stronger numbers in the second half of the year, attributing gains in part to data center recycling efforts.
MBA Polymers plans to start processing e-scrap devices at the new facility in 2020. | PIYAWAT WONGOPASS/Shutterstock
Global plastics recycling company MBA Polymers will open a facility in Germany to recover e-plastics from electronics and appliances.
Independent repair firms will soon be able to more easily tackle Apple devices. | Kevin Khoo/Shutterstock
Apple will make official repair resources for common out-of-warranty iPhone repairs available to a larger number of independent repair shops.
Sycamore International of West Grove, Pa. has achieved R2:2013 certification.
Additionally, the companies below have either achieved or renewed one or more of the following NAID AAA certification destruction services: physical destruction of hard drives, physical destruction of solid state devices, over-writing of physical hard drives, over-writing of solid state devices or degaussing.
Castaway Technologies of Methuen, Mass.; Rock Solid Shredding of Little Rock, Ark.; Katana SA of Geneva and Shred-IT USA of Hattiesburg, Miss.
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At maximum capacity, SMR’s Dallas plant can handle up to 4 million pounds per month. | vladdon/Shutterstock
SMR Worldwide has opened its third processing site, the first of several additional locations slated to come on-line in the next few years.
Recycling of rare earth metals has drawn greater attention in the e-scrap industry in recent years. | stuphipps/Shutterstock
European Union grant money will fund a rare earth metals recycling project in the U.K. The planned pilot facility will target magnets found in hard drives and other devices.
Industrial Services of America (ISA) plans to sell substantially all of its assets to River Metals Recycling LLC. | YuRi Photolife/Shutterstock
Industrial Services of America, located in Kentucky and Indiana, is being acquired by a regional competitor after a period of financial struggle.