BlueOak Arkansas, a circuit board processing operation that received significant attention for its use of a plasma furnace, appears to be shuttering.
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BlueOak Arkansas, a circuit board processing operation that received significant attention for its use of a plasma furnace, appears to be shuttering.
IT services company Ingram Micro estimates in its latest sustainability report that it processed 26,400 tons of used electronics last year.
Camacho Recycling, a huge consumer of CRT glass from the U.S. and Europe, has suspended acceptance of material amid a regulatory dispute with Spanish authorities.
A Canadian e-scrap operator has filed a defamation lawsuit against the Basel Action Network (BAN) after the Seattle-based watchdog group accused the business of exporting electronics to developing nations.
Global e-commerce site eBay has launched a mobile device trading program, and the company says it will pay consumers more for their used phones than competitors.
Readers displayed a range of interests last month, gravitating toward articles about a prison sentence, facility expansion, exports-tracking report, metals-recovery investment and the E-Scrap Conference.
An International Fire Code amendment that would have impacted e-scrap operators has been rejected.
AERC Recycling Solutions of Allentown, Pa.; EnviroShred of Calgary, Alberta; EnviroShred of Edmonton, Alberta; Goodwill Southern California Secure Shredding of Los Angeles; InfoShield of Englewood, N.J.; Rocycle of Dade City, Fla.; SAFESHRED of Commerce, Calif.; Stevens & Stevens Business Records Management of Clearwater, Fla.; The Information Management Group of Wellington, New Zealand and The Shredders Corporation of Commerce, Calif. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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A major e-scrap processor that was recently called out by the Basel Action Network for improper export activities has questioned the watchdog’s allegations.
