The e-Stewards standard and certification program announced details today on a plan to regularly use GPS tracking devices as an enforcement and verification tool. This announcement comes on the heels of the Basel Action Network’s controversial e-scrap tracking study that also used GPS devices.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration isn’t the reason a recycling firm should be concerned about safety. Continue Reading
UNICOR, also known as Federal Prison Industries, has shut down its electronics recycling facilities at several prisons across the country, leaving a sizable gap in the U.S. e-scrap recycling chain.
A lawsuit alleging an e-scrap processor resold thousands of Microsoft Office key cards on the black market has been settled out of court. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
E-scrap and hazardous material processor AERC has drawn investment dollars from a commercial recycling company and its parent holding company.
New York state regulators have fined a recycling facility for allowing lead and other hazardous materials to seep into the ground last summer.
Whether it’s a deal on data destruction or an opportunity for extra education, multiple organizations are taking full advantage of the attention Earth Day brings to the recycling world. First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day will be held this Saturday, although some groups are recognizing all of April as “Earth Month.”
As the e-Stewards electronics recycling standard goes through a series of updates, auditors must complete trainings on the new requirements.
BlueOak announced that in the next few weeks it will begin operating a smelter aimed exclusively at e-scrap.
Sims Recycling Solutions has made a concerted effort to target higher-value assets in recent years. Continue Reading