The reports for 2014 are in and the city of Lakewood recycled 51% of all of its waste, a significant increase since 2009 when they were at 42%. Not only are they recycling more, but they are saving money while doing it since they are paying less for trash fees. They have incorporated a curbside […]
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KAB Offers Ideas on Boosting Office Recycling
By Jared Paben Offices will generate more recyclable materials and less contamination if each employee is given a large recycling bin and small garbage can, according to a study. The study, titled “Recycling at Work: Research to Inform Improved Recycling in the Workplace,” was commissioned by Keep America Beautiful (KAB) with support from PepsiCo […]
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89% of e-waste is neglected due to mobile phone recycling popularity
by ClickGreen staff. Published Wed 26 Feb 2014 Despite the popularity of the mobile phone recycling industry, handsets only contribute towards a small percentage of the overall E-Waste accumulation. According to a study by the US US environmental Protection Agency only 11% of electronic waste is made up of mobile devices, the remaining 89% is computers, accessories, televisions […]
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Closed Cincinnati firm leaves behind major CRT stockpile
Closed Cincinnati firm leaves behind major CRT stockpile By Bobby Elliott and Dan Leif, E-Scrap News March 7, 2014 E-scrap processor 2TRG has left behind significant tonnages of CRT glass as its former Cincinnati facility, several sources, including the Ohio EPA, have informed E-Scrap News. After closing the doors to its 11093 Kenwood Road facility in Cincinnati […]
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Global e-scrap market to quadruple in coming years
Global e-scrap market to quadruple in coming years By Editorial Staff, E-Scrap News Feb. 28, 2014 The annual e-scrap market is expected to reach nearly $41.4 billion by 2019, more than four times its 2012 value of $9.8 billion. According to a market report by Transparency Market Research, regulatory improvements, sustainability programs from major manufacturers and “rapid industrialization” […]
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R2 certification hits milestone
R2 certification hits milestone By Editorial Staff, E-Scrap News Feb. 14, 2014 More than 500 e-scrap recycling facilities around the world are now certified to the R2 standard. R2 Solutions, the nonprofit organization responsible for developing and administering the standard, announced the news Feb. 7 in a press release. A total of 508 facilities across 14 […]
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Contest winners propose nuclear applications for old CRTs
By. Dr. Thomas Engelhardt Last month CEA and the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) ® announced the winner of the “CRT Challenge.” The goal was to identify financially viable, environmentally conscious proposals for using recycled CRT glass. This CRT challenge was a crowd-sourced technical competition to find new uses for old CRT glass, a powerful way […]
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Accurate IT Services Partners with PowerCo Credit Union for Recycling Drive – 6/6/2011
This past Saturday, Accurate IT Services held a recycling drive alongside Columbus Paper Shredding Company at PowerCo Credit Union in Gahanna, OH. PowerCo Credit Union’s first annual Eco Drive not only focused on the electronics and paper recycling, but on the idea of banking itself, offering residents an alternative form of banking. Accurate IT Services […]
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July Commemorative Blow Out Sale!
On June 1st, 2011 Accurate IT Services launched its new website AIT-Recycle.com to refocus the company on technology recycling. Accurate IT has been an online retail industry trend setter for years in addition to our professional IT Service division. We are now ready to offer our in-house electronics recycling which has been grown to handle […]