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Processor joins mail-in e-scrap recycling program
A Nebraska e-scrap company has become the fourth processor to take part in an initiative from TERRA that now covers portions of 13 states.
How one processor went global and kept costs in check
ITAD firms are increasingly asked to provide international service for their customers, but that can be an expensive endeavor. A Midwest-based processor recently laid out the benefits of partnering with foreign service providers.
Phone trade-in firm describes recent market trends
HYLA Mobile reports prices for traded-in mobile phones have steadily increased over the last few years, and the company noted overseas markets for used 4G phones remain strong.
Amazon offers used device drop-off in locker locations
Amazon is contracting with nationwide processor ERI to provide free collection for certain electronics at Amazon pick-up locations in 10 cities.
Certification scorecard: Nov. 7, 2019
The companies below have either achieved or renewed one or more of the following NAID AAA certifications: physical destruction of hard drives, physical destruction of solid state devices, over-writing of physical hard drives, over-writing of solid state devices or degaussing. Australian Destruction Services of Queansbeyan, Australia; Garner Products of Roseville, Calif.; Li Tong Group of Fo Tan, Hong Kong; and Time Shred Services of Hillside, N.J. In addition, Advanced Technology Recycling (ATR) of Las Vegas has achieved R2:2013, ISO:14001 and OHSAS:18001 certifications; and Spectrum Ecycle Solutions of St. Louis has renewed its R2:2013 certification. Visit our archive to view previous editions of the scorecard.
In Our Opinion: Maximizing value with component harvesting
With low values for e-scrap commodities, component harvesting can be a strategy for generating more revenue for both the client and processor. It’s a strategy our company, SMR Worldwide, uses when possible, as we have the ability to process a far broader variety of IT assets at a wider range of life cycle stages compared with competitors (SMR processes assets across 250-plus product categories, including 27,000-plus unique SKUs) in our SmartERP client portal.
Mobile-focused processor acquires device trading company
Clover Wireless, which operates the largest mobile device repair center in North America, has acquired used device trading platform MaxBack.

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