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Safety, recycling and OSHA: Can they all get along?

Posted on November 10, 2016

Safety gear / Love_Silhouette, Shutterstock The Occupational Safety and Health Administration isn’t the reason a recycling firm should be concerned about safety. Continue Reading

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The latest e-scrap industry news

Industry stakeholders say material is flowing again
Processors and state programs alike saw a lot less material this spring as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. But in the last couple months, inbound volumes have returned and surged in some cases. That fact has created new challenges.
Mobile-shred workers uniquely vulnerable to toxic metals
Researchers have discovered that shredding e-scrap materials in trucks may expose employees to as much toxic metal dust as in-plant shredding, but mobile workers may not be as protected as their plant-based counterparts.
Lights, camera, device repair: Movie highlights sector
With export scandals, CRT stockpiles and more, the electronics recycling industry has suffered its share of image bruises. A short film being launched by an ERP vendor, however, casts a far more pleasant glow on the business of electronics recovery.
Lithium-ion battery recycler to build New York facility
Canadian firm Li-Cycle Incorporated, which handles lithium-ion batteries from e-scrap and other sources, is developing a $175 million processing hub in the U.S.
Certification Scorecard: Sept. 17, 2020
Here’s a look at which processing facilities have recently attained or renewed their data destruction and recycling industry certifications.
Rare earth recycler draws $28 million in federal funding
Urban Mining Co., which uses an innovative process to recycle rare earth magnets, has received financial backing as part of the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic.
CompuPoint agrees to recycle CRTs to settle lawsuit
An e-scrap company will take back and recycle the millions of pounds of CRT materials that it originally shipped to Closed Loop Refining and Recovery, under a recently disclosed settlement agreement.