Researchers have looked at how the costs of e-scrap processing stack up against virgin mining, and their findings indicate recycling is more efficient for some key metals.
Researchers have looked at how the costs of e-scrap processing stack up against virgin mining, and their findings indicate recycling is more efficient for some key metals.
Advanced Data Storage of Bakersfield, Calif.; Alliance Document Shredding of Sulphur Springs, Texas; iSecure of Grants Pass, Ore.; Opportunity Village of Henderson, Nev.; Quality Shredding of Deer Park, N.Y. and Viking Shred of West Sacramento, Calif. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
Also, Dynamic Recycling TN of Nashville, Tenn. and EWASTE+ (formerly Regional Computer Recycling & Recovery) of Victor, N.Y. have renewed their NAID certifications for hard drive sanitization as well as physical destruction of hard drives.
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The group behind the R2 standard released a broad plan for ensuring certified facilities better conform to the electronics recycling standard. Among the considerations is the use of GPS trackers to keep tabs on material movement.
Budget shortfalls are a reality for state programs nationwide, and in Maryland, the strain is increasingly being felt at the county level.
India opened the door last week to imports of products that will be repaired and re-exported out the country, a move that could have significant implications for the electronics reuse sector.
An appeals court has ruled against Vizio in a case over how Connecticut’s state program calculates the recycling fee it charges manufacturers.
Research partially funded by a prominent IT asset disposition company led to the development of a non-toxic method for recycling e-plastics.
Providing less than a day of warning, China began imposing a 25 percent tariff on recovered aluminum shipments from the U.S. this week.
Readers last month were drawn to a variety of developments, including coverage of a new processing facility, a disposal settlement and metals recovery research.
All Points Mobile Shredding of Stuart, Fla.; Corporate Records Management of Dallas; Metro Record Storage and Shredding of Bakersfield, Calif.; Royal Document Destruction, Inc. of Gahanna, Ohio; The DocuTeam LLC of San Luis Obispo, Calif.; and Winters Bros Waste Systems of West Babylon, N.Y. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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