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By rr_test_admin, 3 January, 2019
[caption id="attachment_9073" align="alignright" width="300"]ECS Refining Facility Dallas Workers at the Mesquite, Texas ECS Refining facility.[/caption] E-Scrap News readers are drawn to stories about processing firms, especially when those businesses are in hot water. The list below shows our most popular stories from 2018 in terms of unique page views.
By rr_test_admin, 20 December, 2018

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Materials and workers at an e-scrap facility.Results of a new study suggest e-scrap workers must wipe their hands multiple times at the end of their shifts to remove toxic flame retardants. The study was conducted by scientists at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Harvard T.H.
By rr_test_admin, 20 December, 2018

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Aerial view of a cargo at a Hong Kong shipping terminal.E-scrap exports to Hong Kong will require more due diligence beginning in January, when the semi-autonomous region implements new import and recycling permit requirements. This analysis is based on official announcements and press releases from the the Hong Kon
By rr_test_admin, 13 December, 2018

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A pile of circuit boards for recycling.A metals company will expand capacity at a Swedish copper smelter that consumes substantial volumes of printed circuit boards. Sweden-headquartered Boliden announced it will invest 350 million Swedish krona (about $38.5 mill
By rr_test_admin, 6 December, 2018
Dramatic clpuds behind a barbed wire fence prison wall.Former e-scrap company executive Kenneth Eugene Gravitt was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to hazardous waste-related crimes. Gravitt, 63, owned Global Environmental Services (GES), which was based in Kentucky and is now bankrupt. Chief U.S.