Federal prison system halts e-scrap processing at five sites
UNICOR, also known as Federal Prison Industries, has shut down its electronics recycling facilities at several prisons across the country,...
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Safety, recycling and OSHA: Can they all get along?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration isn't the reason a recycling firm should be concerned about safety. An industry expert...
Midwest e-scrap processor expands: ‘We ran out of room’
Schupan Electronics Recycling, a division of Schupan & Sons, Inc., is growing its processing line and has its eye on...
Details offered on e-Stewards GPS tracking program
The e-Stewards standard and certification program announced details today on a plan to regularly use GPS tracking devices as an...
E-scrap processors are preparing for the Galaxy Note 7
Samsung has recalled 2.5 million of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones due to a potentially dangerous problem that has caused...
Safety in the e-scrap industry has room to improve
Whether you operate a small shredding operation or a larger e-scrap processing facility, safety must be a priority. The subject...
Researchers refine safer method of gold extraction
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland have developed a process for recovering gold from e-scrap that could cut...
Rising metals values pull minerals producer into e-scrap refining
A Nevada mining and refining company announced it will start accepting e-scrap – specifically, ground up circuit boards from computers....
UK man heads to prison over e-scrap scam
A British man, who is no stranger to U.K. authorities, has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for fraudulent...
Alabama city takes charge of failed mixed-waste facility
Montgomery, Ala. has reached an agreement to assume ownership of Infinitus Energy's shuttered mixed-waste processing operation. Montgomery announced in a...
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