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Waste-to-Energy Plant

By |2022-09-16T01:08:22+00:00September 16th, 2022|

A waste-to-energy plant combusts municipal solid waste (MSW) as part of waste management to generate boiler steam to produce electricity. The average range of resulting electrical energy that can be generated by a waste-to-energy plant is from 500 to 600 kWh of electricity per ton of burnt waste. The [...]

R2 Certification

By |2022-09-05T08:38:13+00:00September 5th, 2022|

The Responsible Recycling (R2) Certification follows the Responsible Recycling (R2) Standard, which is a set of guidelines and procedures for recycling and reclamation facilities for processing electronic trash. The R2 Certification begins with an initial assessment of compliance with the R2 Standard. Accredited certification organizations conduct a readiness review [...]

EOL

By |2022-09-05T08:23:47+00:00September 5th, 2022|

An end-of-life (EOL) product is any product that has reached the end of its useful life (from the vendor's perspective). An end-of-life (EOL) product ceases to be sold and marketed by vendors once it has reached this point. The parts, services, or software updates for the EOL product become [...]

HIPAA

By |2024-03-10T10:00:32+00:00September 1st, 2022|

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a United States federal law that ensures data privacy and enforces security measures to protect patient health information from disclosure without due consent or knowledge from the patient. HIPAA addressed some limitations on healthcare insurance in the U.S. and modernized the [...]

Secondary Raw Material

By |2022-08-25T07:00:08+00:00August 25th, 2022|

A secondary raw material is a type of waste that can be recycled and is not classified as primary produce from manufacturing and industrial facilities. Secondary raw materials reduce the need for virgin raw materials and provide sustainable sources of materials that can be used over prolonged periods of [...]

Zero Waste Movement

By |2022-08-25T06:40:37+00:00August 25th, 2022|

The zero waste movement is a set of waste prevention guidelines that promotes remodeling resource life cycles to maximize product reuse. The zero waste movement also aims to have no garbage thrown in landfills, burned in incinerators, or dumped in the ocean. More than simply getting rid of garbage [...]

Hard Drive

By |2022-08-25T06:49:47+00:00August 22nd, 2022|

A hard drive, aka hard disk drive, is a non-volatile data storage device containing one or more rigid rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material. Digital data is embedded on the platters by a magnetic head and allows this data to be stored even with the electronic device turned [...]

Degausser

By |2022-08-22T10:27:20+00:00August 22nd, 2022|

A degausser is a device that erases data in hard drives, tapes, and floppy disks. A degausser alters the magnetic domains of these storage devices to disable the recovery and readability of data. Etymology of Degausser? Degausser came from the unit of magnetism called “gauss” which was named after [...]

e-Stewards Initiative

By |2022-08-18T11:33:33+00:00August 18th, 2022|

The e-Stewards Initiative is a Basel Action Network (BAN) recycling standard for electronic waste or e-waste. The project administers the e-Stewards certification program created to offer financial incentives that encourage the certification of the entire recycling chain that handles dangerous materials. The e-Stewards Initiative is composed of a group [...]

Universal Waste

By |2022-08-15T12:14:00+00:00August 15th, 2022|

Universal waste is any waste from homes and industries that are considered harmful to the health and environment because of elements such as lead, cadmium, and mercury. Universal waste cannot be thrown into landfills and must not be mixed with household waste. What is Classified as Universal Waste? The [...]

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