[caption id="attachment_8319" align="aligncenter" width="850"] The U.S. recycling rate for consumer electronics has been trending downward since 2014.[/caption] The U.S. recycling rate for consumer electronics took a dive in 2016 and flatlined the following year, according to the U.S.

With the roster of companies attaining third-party certifications or audits continuing to grow, E-Scrap News has compiled a roundup of recently certified firms.

[caption id="attachment_12659" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Doe Run has become an increasingly important outlet for CRT processors in recent years. | pnuar006/Shutterstock[/caption] Doe Run was hit with a $1.2 million fine for violating environmental regulations at its Missouri lead smelter, an outlet for leaded CRT glass. The Boss,

[caption id="attachment_2358" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] The owner of an e-scrap collection company will pay restitution after pleading guilty to fraudulent business practices. | VN Photo Lab / Shutterstock[/caption] This story has been updated and corrected. The owner of a defunct Orange County, Calif.

[caption id="attachment_10008" align="aligncenter" width="737"] Regulators are looking at lithium-ion battery labeling requirements, but improper collection of the batteries is just one of their recycling challenges.

[caption id="attachment_2378" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] A current lawsuit focuses on which stakeholders are responsible when CRTs are stockpiled rather than properly recycled. | Boonchuay1970 / Shutterstock[/caption] We may have gotten it all wrong.

[caption id="attachment_9365" align="aligncenter" width="1080"] Canadian businesses are required to maintain a record of all data breaches. | wk1003mike / Shutterstock[/caption] After the first year of mandatory data breach reporting in Canada, it has become clear that lost or stolen records and devices account for a sizeable percentag

[caption id="attachment_12637" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Federal funding will target e-scrap separation for metals and plastics recovery.

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. Absolute Data Shredding of Norman, Okla.; American Document Securities of Carrollton, Ga.; Apex Shredding of Berthoud, Colo.; Augusta Data Storage of Augusta, Ga.; Bayaud Enterprises of Denver; Data Shredding Services of Texas II of Grapevine, Texas; Iron Mountain

[caption id="attachment_12582" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] TERRA provides a mail-in collection service that moves e-scrap to multiple processors around the U.S.