A fire at a lithium-ion battery facility in Hillyard caused some evacuations on Tuesday morning and sparked hazmat concerns.
Legislative action on batteries is speeding up, but some of those laws are missing their marks and creating a regulatory environment that is difficult to recycle in, panelists said at the recent E-Scrap Conference in Orlando.
e-Stewards welcomes Gloyd Recycling Solutions (GRS), a new ITAD disposition consultancy, to the ranks of its Enterprise Program. With over twenty years of experience in environmental services, waste management, and recycling in both the public and private sectors, GRS has the knowledge, established history, and partnerships to support every aspect of the recycling industry.
Sending battery-containing devices through the shredder is typically a no-no for several reasons, but manually removing and taping batteries prior to shredding the rest of the device is labor intensive. A newly unveiled processing system addresses the conundrum.
The Basel Action Network (BAN) and its certification standard, e-Stewards, recently put the e-scrap industry on notice that exporting mixed e-plastics – currently a widespread industry practice – is illegal under the Basel Convention.
NAHMMA recognizes the benefits of a collaborative partnership with organizations sharing similar goals and has developed an Affiliate Agreement as a means to exchange expertise, resources, and ideas to advance the hazardous materials management profession.
By Jeff Gloyd, GRS