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.
A Hong Kong court fined four companies after authorities seized e-scrap imported from the U.S. and raided three electronics recycling sites.
CompuCycle is expanding its footprint and capabilities with the installation of a multi-million-dollar shredding and separation system.
Illinois-headquartered Com2, which uses glass to produce a glaze for ceramics, has seen its processing activity cut in half over the past year.
Thai government leaders have taken steps to permanently ban the import of hundreds of types of end-of-life electronics.
ASDD, a division of The Centers for Habilitation, of Tempe, Ariz.; Ohio Mobile Shredding of Columbus, Ohio; Reed Records Management of Wooster, Ohio; Shred Ace of Durham, N.C.; Shredders of Halifax, Nova Scotia; and The DocuTeam of San Luis Obispo, Calif. have achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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