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Our top stories from July 2019

Published: August 1, 2019
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Arrow Electronics will close the asset disposition side of its business by the end of the year. | basiczto/Shutterstock

The closure of Arrow Electronics’ ITAD business drew readers’ attention last month, along with stories about a CRT stockpile lawsuit, repair restrictions and an OEM’s recycling efforts.

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Federal grant to fund e-scrap metals recovery research

Published: August 1, 2019
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University of Pennsylvania research chemists studying e-scrap metal recovery.

Using a state-of-the-art laser facility, University of Pennsylvania chemists will research how they can use kinetics in e-scrap metal separation strategies. | Photo courtesy University of Pennsylvania.

A $1.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation will support research into better separation of metals in consumer electronics.

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Analysts and competitors react to Arrow ITAD closure

Published: July 25, 2019
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Outside of its ITAD division, Arrow is a massive supplier of electronic components and posted 2018 sales of $30 billion. | Suphaksorn Thongwongboot/Shutterstock

The shutdown of a major ITAD business has generated unprecedented response from fellow asset disposition companies, which are looking to pick up customers left without a service provider.

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Certification scorecard: July 25, 2019

Published: July 25, 2019
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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.

Ace Data Storage of Gulfport, Miss.; CI Information Management of Kennewick, Wash,; Computer Recycling Center of Springfield, Mo.; De Graaf Security of Amsterdam; Shredall of Bestwood Village, Nottingham, U.K.; Shredall Scotland of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, U.K.; Shredlogix of San Jose, Calif.; ShredTex of Houston; Shred-X Secure Destruction of Winnellie, Northern Territory, Australia; TechnoCycle of Houston; Tri-State Shredding of Harrisburg, Pa.; and United Ability doing business as Gone for Good of Birmingham, Ala. 

Visit our archive to view previous editions of the scorecard.

 

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