The merging of the National Association for Information Destruction with a records management group will mean combined events and cost savings, but it isn’t expected to change certification requirements for electronics recycling companies.
The merging of the National Association for Information Destruction with a records management group will mean combined events and cost savings, but it isn’t expected to change certification requirements for electronics recycling companies.
Three companies have changed language in their product warranties that discouraged independent repairs after regulators said they may be running afoul of federal law.
UltraShred Technologies of Jacksonville, Fla. has renewed its NAID certification for physical destruction of hard drives.
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You’d be forgiven if you were misled by the headline of the press release announcing the most recent report from United Nations University and its partners on international e-scrap flows.
China has ratcheted up inspection requirements for recyclables imported from the U.S., requiring every load to be opened for inspection and temporarily shutting down the only organization providing pre-shipment approval in the U.S.
The owner of a closed CRT glass processing company has pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and hazardous waste charges.
Households may like the convenience of leaving used electronics at the curb for collection, but doing so can give scavengers the opportunity to grab devices and any sensitive data they may hold. A new company is trying to solve those problems in areas around Philadelphia.
DeVries Information Management of Spokane, Wash.; Gilmore Services of Pensacola, Fla.; Heart of Texas (HOT Shred) of Elm Mott, Texas; MARCO of St. Cloud, Minn.; Maxxim of Rush City, Minn.; MinnKota Secured Document Destruction of Fargo, N.D.; Shred-IT USA of Airway Heights, Wash.; and Shred-IT USA of Pensacola, Fla. and have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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The processing line at Proambi’s facility in Mexico, photo courtesy of Salvador Río
Mexico may be America’s neighbor to the south, but in some ways, the e-scrap ecosystems in the two nations are worlds apart. And perhaps the biggest difference is the fact that in Mexico, an informal system of electronics collection and processing is well-established.
Electronics repair advocates are speaking in defense of a refurb executive sentenced to prison for illegally copying Microsoft software.