Jim Puckett
In his Sept. 14 op-ed piece, Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI) Executive Director John Lingelbach expresses the belief that Basel Action Network’s (BAN) publishing of export tracking data, including the names of companies that handled each tracker in its chain of export, is irresponsible without extensive and costly investigations completed prior to release of data.
Two recent surveys explored consumer expectations when it comes to the management of recovered electronics.
State lawmakers are considering a number of bills related to state electronics recycling programs this year, including two that create new extended producer responsibility laws.
A Samsung lithium-ion battery manufacturing subsidiary is exploring investment in recycling companies to recover cobalt and other materials, as demand climbs for the metals.
A TV collection debacle in one Pennsylvania township illustrates the problems the state electronics recycling program continues to face.
Property owners spent millions of dollars cleaning up CRT storage sites left behind by Creative Recycling Systems. But E-Scrap News has learned much of the glass went to companies that ultimately failed and abandoned stockpiles of their own.
TerraCycle uses its colossal collection capabilities to funnel hard-to-recycle materials to recycling facilities, but the company hasn’t focused strongly on the e-scrap stream. That may change in coming years.
Commercial Records Center of El Paso, Texas; Eco Shred of Lafayette, Ind.; Paper Recycling & Shredding Specialists of Pomona, Calif.; Phoenix Recycling of Winnipeg, Manitoba; Secure On-Site Shredding of Richardson, Texas and Shred Doc Destr dba Balcones Shred of Dallas have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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