Latest Electronic waste Stories
First of a Series of ePlant1000(TM) technology and global brand deployment LONDON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- E-Waste Systems, Inc. (OTCQB: EWSI), an electronic waste management and reverse logistics company and the first public pure eWaste company announced today expansion plans into Australia and the southern hemisphere. EWSI signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding with 1800eWaste, Ltd ("1800eWaste"), Australia's leading electronic waste collection and recycling service...
CashForPurses.com is partnering with TerraCycle, Inc. as part of the TerraCycle Brigade® program to help consumers find a new life for unwanted designer handbags instead of throwing them out. TerraCycle is an international upcycling and recycling company that takes difficult-to-recycle packaging and turns it into affordable, innovative products. New York, New York (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 CashForPurses.com is partnering with TerraCycle, Inc. as part of the TerraCycle Brigade®...
Consumer cell phone and electronics recycler Trent Silver offers his analysis of the recent New York Times story on May 4th 2013, regarding toxic landfills that children pile into "mountains" in impoverished regions, burning them and extracting metals such as copper, gold, silver and toxic cadmium, as well as shocking new reports by the World Health Organization. New York, New York (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 Consumer cell phone and electronics recycler Trent Silver offers his analysis...
Company doubles capacity and adds over 30 jobs. Norcross, GA (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 CloudBlue Technologies, Inc., a leader in electronics asset disposition, has expanded its Chandler, Arizona facility to 60,000 square feet to accommodate the tremendous growth CloudBlue has experienced over the past 18 months. In order to support the most recent expansion, CloudBlue has hired 30 new employees and anticipates additional resources will be needed for green tech jobs in the coming months. The...
The Company's Hanover, Pa., injection molding plant achieves gold-tier award status by going landfill free HARTSVILLE, S.C., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonoco Recycling, LLC, a unit of Sonoco (NYSE: SON) and one of the largest packaging recyclers in North America, today announced that Sonoco's Hanover, Pa., is the first Sonoco Plastics (injection molding) facility to receive a gold-tier Sonoco Sustainability Star Award for going landfill free. (Logo:...
A recently added market report by Transparency Market Research on “Waste Treatment And Disposal Services Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, And Forecast, 2012 - 2018” is now available for pre-order. To browse the report, visit http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/waste-treatment-disposal-services.html Albany, NY (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Waste treatment refers to activities that are carried out in order to ensure proper disposal of waste materials. The...
Solidifies footprint in West Coast Market LONDON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- E-Waste Systems, Inc. (OTCQB: EWSI) (the "Company"), an electronic waste management and reverse logistics company, announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire State of California registered e-Waste Collector and mobile computing specialist, Surf Investments Ltd. ('Surf') of Irvine, CA. The acquisition is expected to add $1 million in annual revenues. Surf, a registered collector of...
USPS Honored for Sustainability Achievements WASHINGTON, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Reinforcing its position as a sustainability leader in reducing the Federal Government's environmental impact, the U.S. Postal Service was recently honored with 10 awards in the Federal Green Challenge competition -- a national effort under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Sustainable Materials Management Program -- for its waste reduction efforts across the United States....
Safe Computers Recycling and Collection Event in Ashburn, Virginia Ashburn, VA (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Creative Recycling Systems (CRS), a leader in IT Asset Management and Electronics Recycling, is participating in a county-sponsored electronics recycling event in Ashburn, VA with Loudoun County. On Saturday, May 4, from 9a-3p CRS will be at the Telos Corporation parking lot, 19886 Ashburn Road in Ashburn collecting electronic material. Residents and businesses can bring in most electronic...
Education Sessions Focus on Sustainable Materials Management NEW YORK, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Penton's Waste Industry Group today announced the conference program for WasteExpo, North America's largest trade event for the solid waste and recycling community. The program, which is produced in partnership with the Environmental Industries Associations (EIA), includes three days of dozens of sessions and workshops taught by industry experts on the most relevant topics in the...
