NASCO-OP Declares Dividend

The National Association Supply Cooperative (NASCO-O), New Philadelphia, Ohio, has declared a 2 percent patronage dividend for 2011, according to manager Bob Bedard. The dividend is calculated on the purchases a member or associate made at the cooperative and further reduces the purchase price of supplies and equipment.

CMRA Forum: Don’t Waste That Scrap

Scott Horne, General Counsel, ISRI, speaks to

Premier Attains ISO Certification

Premier Metal Services LLC , Cleveland, a processor and international broker of nonferrous and ferrous scrap metal, has achieved certification to the ISO 9001:2008 quality management standard.

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SRS Certified to R2 Standard at Six More Facilities

Chicago-based Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS ) has announced that it has achieved Responsible Recycling Practices for Electronics Recyclers (R2) certification at its facilities in Columbia, S.C.; Sacramento, Calif.; San Francisco; and Franklin Park, Ill.; as well as at two facilities in Tampa, Fla. The R2 standard is supported by electronic OEMs, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), public interest groups, the U.S.

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SRS Certified to R2 Standard at Six More Facilities

Bonfiglioli Pleased with ISRI Appearance

Ing. Bonfiglioli s.P.a., a manufacturer of balers, shears, and shredders based in Bologna, Italy, reports being pleased with its experience as a first-time exhibitor at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc.

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Intechra’s Connecticut Facility Receives R2/RIOS Certification

The IT asset disposition (ITAD) company Intechra, headquartered in Jackson, Miss., has announced that its Hartford, Ct., processing facility has achieved R2/RIOS certification. This certification program combines the Responsible Recycling (R2) practices, facilitated by the Environmental Protection Agency and key stakeholders, with the Recycling Industry Operating Standard (RIOS) certification, developed by the Institute for Scrap Recycling Industries.

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Ecovery Receives RIOS Certification

Ecovery LLC , based in Loxley, Ala., has received the Recycling Industry Operating Standard (RIOS) certification for its Loxley electronics recycling facility.

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1,300 Current And Former Students Full Names, Social Security Numbers And Date Of Births Accessible On Website

Wentworth Institute of Technology data loss incident circa 2010-12-22

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Four out of five healthcare IT pros had at least one data breach last year

Even IT professionals in hospitals are concerned that their organizations aren’t doing enough to safeguard electronic patient information, according to a newly released survey. The Traverse City, Mich.-based Ponemon Institute, with the support of security management firm LogLogic, reports that 61 percent of health IT practitioners doubt that t…

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IOM: Data collection can erase care disparities based on race, ethnicity

The Institute of Medicine is asking the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to include data on ethnicity, race and language in its standards for electronic health records.

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