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.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued the former CEO of E-Waste Systems, alleging fraud and other violations of federal law. The federal agency settled separate enforcement actions against two other people involved with the company.
A California-based company has opened its second IT asset disposition processing center in Canada.
Readers last month clicked on stories about cops and courts, future changes to California’s program, a new refurb sales platform and e-scrap recycling in Mexico.
Large piles of CRT glass at Closed Loop’s S 59th Ave. site in Phoenix. Photo from 2016.
Major CRT tonnages left behind by Closed Loop Refining and Recovery sit in warehouses in Arizona and Ohio as regulatory and legal action continues.
Ronin8’s sonic separation equipment.
Ronin8, which uses sonic technology to process low-grade circuit boards into a higher-value, smelter-ready material, is looking to scale up operations.
AERC.com of Allentown, Pa.; Datashredder of Framingham, Mass.; Goodwill Southern California Secure Shredding of Los Angeles; Richards & Richards of Nashville, Tenn.; Shred Works of Oakland, Calif.; and Viking Shred of West Sacramento, Calif. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
Back Thru The Future Computer Recycling of Franklin, N.J. has achieved ISO 14001:2015 certification.
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Crown Shredding of South Daytona, Fla.; Dynamic Recycling of Onalaska, Wis.; and Williams Data Management of Los Angeles have have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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It’s been 15 years since California’s e-scrap program was launched, and those years have brought significant changes to the end-of-life device stream. Now, administrators of the country’s first state program have adopted a vision for the future.