An architect's rendering of the in-progress MCPc facility in Cleveland.[/caption]
IT logistics firm MCPc is pushing further into the end-of-life device management field and is gearing up to open a large ITAD facility in Cleveland.
Jason Taylor, group president for the asset di
Solid state device data erasure is slated be added to the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) certification standard.
Electronics recycling and ITAD operations for years have been asking for solid state device (SSD) data destruction to be included within the scope of NAID certification, according to a 
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Insurance providers already sell policies to protect companies that lose data to hackers.
An upcoming federal trial will decide how much General Electric must pay for stymying competition in the repair market for its equipment.
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Paudy O’Brien is the executive director of Votechnik Technologies.
A committee at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries has begun a project to write specifications for electronics destined for repair and reuse.
The ISRI Electronics Division's specifications committee has met to outline how it plans to proceed with writing specifications for working used electronics.
Electronics processors are seeing higher freight costs amid a tight trucking market, and the logistical challenges are predicted to increase in the coming years.
A shortage of drivers, new regulations and rising fuel costs are contributing to the challenging conditions.
A global company has been approved to inspect containers and collect fees on used electronics shipped to an area of the world that has been mired in e-scrap export controversy.
Leaders in the West African country have approved a deal with Switzerland-headquartered inspection an