Data Security Breach: 9 Ways it Can Damage Your Business
The risk of a data security breach could be a lot scarier than they seem. They're clearly scary, but it's estimated that when small businesses experience a data breach, 60 percent of them are out of business in the next six months. That means one thing: it's essential...
2019 Solar Recycling: Industry Outlook
With technology and renewable energy advancing at breakneck speed, all reports point to a significant expansion in the global solar panel recycling market. Research company Market Research Future published forecasts that support a 33 percent annual compound growth...
eWaste Recycling: A National Security Matter
E-waste recycling: proposed regulations support the economy and national security Recently, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) proposed significant changes to industrial e-waste recycling, an initiative that has found support with the Coalition for American...
The Circular Economy 2019: How To Get On Board
The Circular Economy: what it is and how your business can get on board If you are a proponent of sustainability, you may have heard the term ‘circular economy’ bandied around of late. But what is it, exactly? And if it’s a good thing for the planet and for business,...
Total Reclaim Lawsuit: Guilty Plea
A recent landmark case involving a Seattle-based scrap processor examined their practices and claims with regard to the company’s dealings with Hong Kong. Specifically, the charges looked at their export of LCD flat-screen devices to Hong Kong as well as...
PCB Recycling: Pollution Is Threat To Orca Population
Lingering PCB Pollution Still a Significant Threat to Marine Animals Recently published research has come to light that highlights the plight of the world’s killer whale population, suggesting that they could face extinction in just 30 to 50 years. The culprit? Toxic...
The Last Straw: Alaska Airlines Says Bon Voyage
There’s nothing like gazing at the ocean through a plane window to make you feel like a tiny speck in a vast universe. But the closer you get to that water, you learn that our collective impact on the oceans is anything but small. Unsettling evidence that trash in our...
America's First Zero-Landfill Auto Plant
The following article highlights the remarkable story of Subaru’s Indiana assembly plant, and the plant’s quest to become the first zero landfill factory on American soil. This feat was not conquered overnight, this took years of hard work and determination to...
#ChinaBan – Time For Change in Waste Mgmt.
America faces a very real issue with even more real implications; landfill waste. For years, we have depended heavily on the time tested practice of "ship it to China’’ and forget about it. As of 2018, America will no longer have a manufacturing giant eager and...
Circular Economy: IKEA Making Power Moves
Among many sustainability commitments set to go in effect within the next 12 years, IKEA the mega-retailer, has announced they will cut single-use plastic from their shelves. This new initiative is set to be fully implemented by 2020. Not only will IKEA not allow it...