With over two dozen e-scrap laws around the country, it can be hard to keep up with their unique requirements. An industry group now provides a single resource covering all the intricacies.
With over two dozen e-scrap laws around the country, it can be hard to keep up with their unique requirements. An industry group now provides a single resource covering all the intricacies.
Readers were drawn to a variety of stories last month, including those covering a CRT cleanup, rare earths, e-plastics and a proposed export ban.
Several of the most popular older Apple iPhone models may be losing favor among consumers, an analysis suggests.
Pulsed electricity has proven a powerful tool in separating e-scrap into clean material streams, according to recent findings from a Japanese university.
Sustainable Electronics Recycling International says nearly 500 comments were submitted on the draft update to the R2 certification standard.
AMS Store and Shred of Lake In The Hills, Ill.; Arizona Product Destruction of Phoenix; Asia Data Destruction of Bangkok; Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations of Onalaska, Wis.; Maxxum of Rush City, Minn.; Northwest Shredders of Woodward, Okla.; Reed Records Management of Wooster, Ohio; Shred 360 of Tampa, Fla.; Shred Doc Destr dba Balcones Shred of Dallas; Sugar House Archives & Shred of Salt Lake City; Sustainable Services of Texarkana, Texas; Synetic Technologies of Kansas City, Mo. and Wasteco – Dixie Recycling Centre of Mississauga, Ontario have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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An e-scrap processor is installing a robotic sorting cell to take apart hard drives and recover each component of the device.
The U.S. recycling industry, including the e-scrap recycling sector, is expected to feel the economic repercussions of the escalating U.S.-China trade war.
Facing a shaky long-term outlook for plastic exports, Sims Recycling Solutions has invested in plastics cleanup systems in the U.S. and the Netherlands.
For two years, media outlets around the globe have covered China’s National Sword recyclables import restrictions. Now, China is threatening to wield its trade sword for a different purpose: cutting off rare earth exports to the U.S.