Device scavenging is hampering formalized electronics recycling efforts in Europe, and a new study concludes there is little established processors can do to stop it.
Device scavenging is hampering formalized electronics recycling efforts in Europe, and a new study concludes there is little established processors can do to stop it.
A comprehensive report prepared for the Closed Loop Foundation digs deep into the current recycling landscape for e-scrap and electrical appliances. It also notes the industry needs to equip itself to handle a shifting material stream.
A trial is deciding whether federal Superfund law makes three South Carolina counties responsible for costs to remove CRT displays and other material abandoned by shuttered processor Creative Recycling Systems.
With a month until this year’s E-Scrap Conference, we’re catching up with another expert who will take the stage in New Orleans.
A-1 Document Storage & Shredding of Rolla, Mo.; ERI of Indianapolis; Re-Teck Asset Management of Wiener Neustadt, Austria; Shred Aware of Eureka, Calif.; and Super Save Shredding of Surrey, British Columbia have achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
Avritek of San Diego, Calif. has achieved R2:2013 certification.
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The displays on smartphones are expected to keep expanding in size, and Apple’s upcoming iPhone models will be part of the trend.
Sims Recycling Solutions saw higher earnings during its recently ended fiscal year, bolstered by better profitability at its U.S. operations.
A global company has been approved to inspect containers and collect fees on used electronics shipped to an area of the world that has been mired in e-scrap export controversy.
Electronics processors are seeing higher freight costs amid a tight trucking market, and the logistical challenges are predicted to increase in the coming years.
Another U.S. processor has disclosed it is using GPS trackers to monitor the downstream movement of end-of-life devices.