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Recycled-content certification for electronics launches

Published: May 17, 2023
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The recently launched certification standard, SCS-103A, sets thresholds, ranging from 5% to 50%, for recycled content in various categories of products. | DC Studio/Shutterstock

Environmental and sustainability certifier SCS Global Services launched a recycled-content certification for the electrical and electronic equipment industries that verifies the total percentage of recycled materials in products. Continue Reading

SERI releases R2 solar panel recycling standards draft

Published: May 3, 2023
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SERI will be accepting comments on the draft of its photovoltaic module standards through June 12. | Perthsnap/Shutterstock

With solar panels and alternative energy growing more popular, e-scrap recycling organizations are preparing to handle more of the units at their end of life. Continue Reading

ISRI recap: Exporters continue to face uncertainty

Published: April 26, 2023
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A session at the ISRI Convention in Nashville, Tenn. featured (from left) moderator Jacqueline Lotzkar, Zhang Lin and Robin Cai. | Dan Leif/E-Scrap News

Last week’s Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Convention put a focus on two issues critical to the global side of the sector: the state of recycling in China and efforts to enhance shipping protocols. Continue Reading

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Sustaining workplace diversity requires culture shifts

Published: April 12, 2023
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<em>Speakers at the NERC Spring 2023 Conference offered advice on achieving diversity, equity and inclusion goals.</em>| <em>Light Spring/Shutterstock</em>

Speakers at the NERC Spring 2023 Conference offered advice on achieving diversity, equity and inclusion goals. | Light Spring/Shutterstock

Hard conversations, checking unconscious bias and letting employees drive change with leadership’s support are all vital to building more diverse workforces, experts recently explained.
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Compliance Standards launches awareness campaign

Published: February 8, 2023
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“The ITAD Academy 2023” will educate IT leaders and managers on proper IT asset disposition practices, among other goals. | NicoElNino/Shutterstock

ITAD advising firm Compliance Standards launched an advertising and marketing initiative to showcase best practices in IT asset disposition. 

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CES yields recycling program, ‘green’ campaign news

Published: January 11, 2023
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Consumers can now mail old Panasonic personal care devices to ERI free of charge. | Pavlo Lys/Shutterstock

Panasonic, MRM and ERI partnered to launch a mail-in recycling program for electric shavers and trimmers, and the U.S. EPA presented a circular economy-focused session. Those were only a couple of recycling-related items to emerge from this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. 

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SERI clarifies standard on smart device data sanitization

Published: December 14, 2022
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Devices covered by the recently released interpretation include smart TVs, smart watches, fitness trackers and IP-connected home security devices. | Maridav/Shutterstock

A formal interpretation of the R2v3 standard aims to help certified facilities deal with smart devices that pose unique data sanitization challenges.

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