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Certification Scorecard for November 5, 2025

Published: November 5, 2025
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The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently:

  • A Better Way Computer Recycling of Glen Burnie, Maryland
  • Antr Electronic Co. of Kowloon, China
  • AO Itad Services dba Spark Recycle of Northbrook, Illinois
  • Apto Solutions of Atlanta, Georgia
  • Attero Recycling of Roorkee, India
  • B&K Technology Solutions dba Advanced Technology Recycling of Pontiac, Illinois
  • Bass Computers-Tarpon Technology of Houston, Texas
  • Cirba Solutions US of Lancaster and Baltimore, Ohio
  • Daeheung M&T Co. of Yongin-Si, Korea
  • Device Circles dba Device Cycle of Dallas, Texas
  • Digital Tech International of Doral, Florida
  • Divanti Group of Newbury, Ohio
  • Erday of City of Industry, California
  • Glezco ERS Del Occidente of Apodaca, Mexico
  • Green Century Electronics Recycling dba OregonRecycles of Portland, Oregon
  • iTech Xpress dba IronVault Recycling of Covina, California
  • KT Corp of City of Industry, California
  • Lenovo Systems Technology of Shenzhen, China
  • Manak Waste Management of Gautam Buddh Nagar, India
  • Mercantile Pacific Asia of Singapore
  • Metal Management Midwest dba Sims Precious Metals of Franklin Park, Illinois
  • Nippon Global Electronics of Minto, Australia
  • North Coast Services of Concord, New Hampshire
  • PedalPoint Evterra Recycling dba PedalPoint Life Cycle Solutions dba Techno Rescue of Aurora, Colorado
  • Sims E-Recycling trading as Sims Lifecycle Services of Villawood, Australia
  • Sims Lifecycle Services of Stalybridge and Dumfries, United Kingdom
  • Sims Recycling Solutions dba Sims Lifecycle Services of Roseville, California, and LaVergne, Tennessee
  • Sogo Synergy of Bengaluru, India
  • Spectrum Ecycle Solutions of Saint Louis, Missouri
  • TGY Co. of Gimpo-si, Korea
  • Universal Recycling Technologies of Fort Worth, Texas; Janesville, Wisconsin; and Clackamas, Oregon
  • WT World Trading of Westminster, California

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. 

  • Bay State Shredding Services of Brockton, Massachusetts
  • Blue Star Recyclers of Denver, Colorado
  • Desert Arc Shredding & Recycling of Indio, California
  • Sage Sustainable Electronics of Columbus, Ohio, and Reno, Nevada
  • Southern California Shredding of Lake Forest, California
  • Stallard Technologies of Overland Park, Kansas
  • Summit 360 of Eagan, Minnesota
  • TDR Recycle of Arlington, Texas
  • Universal Recycling Technologies of Fort Worth, Texas; Janesville, Wisconsin; and Clackamas, Oregon

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A Basel Action Network study links US e-scrap brokers to large exports into Asia and urges regulators, auditors and lawmakers to close oversight gaps. | Nattanan726/Shutterstock

A two-year study urging scrutiny of e-scrap exports to Southeast Asia drew reader interest in October, as well as an ITAD firm’s consolidation, M&A’s effect on the industry, the Department of Energy’s stake in a lithium firm and the US EPA’s largest lithium-ion battery cleanup. 

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After extended service phases out in 2027-2028, retired laptops will help drive recovery of copper, aluminum and other metals. | Photo by Ivan Hafizov

These past few weekends, I found myself scrolling through Amazon’s refurbished‑laptop listings—a habit I use to gauge what’s moving through the secondary market. Page after page told the same story: hundreds of Dell Latitudes, HP EliteBooks and Lenovo ThinkPads advertised with the familiar Windows 10 Pro badge.

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SERI works to restore faith in certifications

Published: October 29, 2025
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Following a report urging deeper scrutiny of e-scrap exporters, the organization previewed its full-year report to help improve confidence in the R2 process. | Ibrahim Alkan/Shutterstock

Ahead of the release of a full year-end report, SERI provided a preview of the outcomes from its Assurance activities in 2025. 

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E-Scrap Conference 2025 ignites industry momentum

Published: October 29, 2025
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Industry experts noted that policy initiatives and certification standards are propelling the sector forward despite loopholes and challenges. | Photo by Big Wave Productions

The opening plenary at the E-Scrap Conference in Grapevine, Texas set out five forces that are reshaping electronics recovery: rapid device change, battery risk, compliance pressure, policy updates and AI-driven data centers. Continue Reading

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From trash to treasure: How old electronics are powering america’s rare earth comeback

Published: October 24, 2025
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This article appeared in the 2025 issue of E-Scrap News. Subscribe today for access to all print content.

Increased interest in securing domestic supplies of critical minerals is resulting in a recent wave of innovative projects across the US, turning old electronics into a new source of rare earth elements (REE). Continue Reading

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