Regulators in California are studying a number of legislative fixes to the nation’s longest-running e-scrap program, including expanding the existing consumer-funded model or going with a more commonly used system financed by OEMs.
Regulators in California are studying a number of legislative fixes to the nation’s longest-running e-scrap program, including expanding the existing consumer-funded model or going with a more commonly used system financed by OEMs.
Southern California Shredding of Lake Forest, Calif. has achieved its NAID certification for physical destruction of hard drives.
Additionally, Novus Solutions of Marietta, Ga. has achieved R2: 2013, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certifications.
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Seattle-based processor Total Reclaim has been fined by state regulators, who allege it speculatively accumulated mercury-bearing flat-panel TVs and monitors.
Samsung withdrew an environmental friendliness claim for a TV model after the manufacturer failed to prove its device met recyclability and reusability standards.
Environmental advocacy group Greenpeace has scored a handful of the top consumer electronics manufacturers on the recyclability of their devices, among other criteria. Although some companies stood out as positive examples, the report found there is much room for improvement.
Proposed legislation dramatically overhauls Pennsylvania’s e-scrap program, adding a point-of-sale fee on certain devices and making manufacturers financially responsible for end-of-life management of all devices collected under the law.
Indian authorities find manufacturers are failing to meet extended producer responsibility requirements, and authorized recycling companies in the U.K. create a new forum to communicate with public agencies.
A local government grows concerned about financing e-scrap collection without state grants, and a for-profit business, non-profit group and city partner on e-scrap recycling in Arizona.
Fireproof Records Center of Columbus, Ohio and Total Destruction of Alamogordo, N.M. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
Cascade Asset Management – Indianapolis of Indianapolis; Cascade Asset Management of Madison, Wis.; EPC’s E-Scrap Processing Center of Wright City, Mo.; and Supply-Chain Services of Lombard, Ill. have renewed their NAID certifications for hard drive sanitization as well as physical destruction of hard drives.
Also, Jabil Environmental Technologies has achieved R2 and RIOS certifications at the company’s facility in Memphis, Tenn. Jabil also recently achieved NAID certification for physical destruction of hard drives.
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