Here is a look at which processing facilities have recently attained or renewed their data destruction and recycling industry certifications.

[caption id="attachment_13505" align="aligncenter" width="900"] In the midst of coronavirus-related closures, ITAD companies are reporting decreases of up to 75% in the flow of used IT equipment from corporate accounts and other organizations. | Zhuravlev Andrey/Shutterstock[/caption] At enterprises across North America, IT asset

[caption id="attachment_13521" align="aligncenter" width="995"] EnviroLeach has been developing a non-toxic hydrometallurgical metals leaching method for several years. | Courtesy of Enviroleach.[/caption] Circuit board processor EnviroLeach is gearing up to bring its Canadian facility to commercial-scale capacity in the next two months.

Here is a look at which processing facilities have recently attained or renewed their data destruction and recycling industry certifications.

[caption id="attachment_11252" align="aligncenter" width="900"] E-scrap programs in Texas have brought in 278.5 million pounds of computers and TVs combined since their inception. | Huguette Roe/Shutterstock[/caption] Over 12.5 million pounds of TVs and 6.8 million pounds of computer equipment were collected through Texas state e-scrap program

[caption id="attachment_13498" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Market research firm Gartner noted that in the first quarter of 2020 shipments of new PCs around the world declined by 12.3% year over year. | N.Z.Photography/Shutterstock[/caption] The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted worldwide supply and demand for new PCs, bringing

[caption id="attachment_13463" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Because of business and public drop-off site closures and public anxiety about virus transmission, e-scrap collections are down across North America. | Dan Leif/ Resource Recycling, Inc.[/caption] The coronavirus pandemic has led to major reductions in the collecti

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Human contact is the largest factor in the spread of COVID-19, making operational changes key in combatting the pandemic. | May the light be with you/Shutterstock[/caption] Occupational safety experts recently laid out the steps that are the most effective for preventing the spread of C

[caption id="attachment_13449" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Electronics recycling operations are adapting to the new normal in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. | Jared Paben/Resource Recycling, Inc.[/caption] E-scrap and ITAD processors nationwide are disinfecting surfaces, changing work stations, modifying the ways they take in material, and more.

[caption id="attachment_13448" align="aligncenter" width="900"] The electronics recovery business is escaping widespread regulations that are closing companies in other fields. | Mikhail Starodubov/Shutterstock[/caption] E-scrap and ITAD operations are largely falling into the category of essential services amid the coron