Latest Electronic waste Stories

As Industry Grows, It Needs Scientists, Technologists and Engineers to Fill New Jobs WASHINGTON and MYSTIC, Conn., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- One person's trash may or may not be another person's treasure, but these days it very likely can be the launch pad to a great career. That's the reason behind a new partnership between the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. and JASON Learning - to inspire America's students to think about careers in the scrap and recycling...

Company Recognized for Environmentally Responsible IT Recycling Processes NAPLES, FL (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 SMS Assembly, Inc. has always handled its customers’ recyclable IT assets responsibly, but the company made its reuse and recycling processes official by recently earning R2 and ISO certification. R2 certification was awarded after SMS’s IT recycling processes passed an evaluation of 13 operational, safety and environmental performance areas. The certification is valid for three...

LIVERPOOL, N.Y., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HighLight Networks, Inc. (OTCBB: HNET) is pleased to announce the Company's acceptance into The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc., more commonly referred to as ISRI. HighLight's membership in this elite group is now active under its subsidiary name EZ Recycling. HighLight CEO Alfonso Knoll stated, "Our membership in ISRI reflects our commitment to building a national presence in the recycling industry. We are about to launch a...

Recent collection events spared over 29 tons of computers and electronics from landfills. Tampa, FL (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Creative Recycling Systems (CRS), a leader in IT Asset Management and Electronics Recycling, announced today that its recent collection events with WMNF Community Radio in Tampa and the Government of Loudoun County, VA were a rousing success, taking in over 59,000 pounds of surplus and end-of-life electronics for proper and safe recycling. Residents and businesses in...

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:...

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