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The Basel Action Network has launched a commercial tracking service to monitor e-scrap flows, and its first customer is an OEM that was lambasted by the watchdog group over exports two years ago.
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The Basel Action Network has launched a commercial tracking service to monitor e-scrap flows, and its first customer is an OEM that was lambasted by the watchdog group over exports two years ago.
Embassy Records Management and Storage of College Station, Texas; E-Recycling Solutions dba South Eastern Data of Orlando, Fla.; InfoShield of Englewood, N.J. and Valley Green Shredding of Westfield, Mass. have achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) has achieved R2:2013 certification for its Ballito, South Africa site, making it the first R2-certified facility in the country.
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Sims Recycling Solutions has installed two new sorting lines at its large processing facility in the Dutch city of Eindhoven.
Thai authorities are cracking down on e-scrap imports after government inspections showed frequent abuse of import licenses.
An emerging retail sales outlet for refurbished phones, tablets and laptops has raised $48 million to help it expand.
Many developments related to the Chinese recycling import market have taken place in recent weeks. The following is a look at key updates related to scrap materials, including from electronics.
A sample of products containing bromine, as found by researchers.
A researcher has found black e-plastics are being recycled into a variety of household applications, despite still containing additives that he says could be hazardous.
Northeast Record Retention of Hooksett, N.H.; EnTrust Records Management of Richmond, Va.; and The Shredders of Commerce, Calif. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
Environmental Office Solutions of East Hartford, Conn. has renewed its R2:2013 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certifications and has upgraded to ISO 14001:2015.
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The debate over the merits and pitfalls of e-scrap exporting has been alive and well for decades now, but one thing has remained clear: Choosing to ship material halfway around the world adds a thick layer of complication to the basic goal of managing the domestic e-scrap stream.
Legislation supporting retrievable storage as a downstream outlet for CRT glass has advanced in Illinois, and certification standards organizations are concerned – one may even consider withdrawing its program from the state.