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Agbogbloshie: From Toxic E-Waste Dump to Model Recycling Center
November 25, 2014
Article and picture from: http://www.blacksmithinstitute.org/blog/photos-transforming-agbogbloshie-from-toxic-e-waste-dump-into-model-recycling-center/ On October 9, 2014, Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana, “a digital dumping ground,” is about to get cleaner with the opening of a new facility for handling […]
Monroe County #2 – September 29, 2018
September 29, 2014
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AccuShred’s Shred Cancer Program Raises Over $50,000 for Northwest Ohio Affiliate Susan G. Komen for the Cure
September 24, 2014
Program Participation and Impact Growing (Toledo, Ohio, September 24, 2014): AccuShred, an information destruction and electronics recycling company headquartered in Toledo, has announced that its Shred Cancer program has reached […]
Academic Institutions and Identity Theft
September 4, 2014
Resource: Interview with Brian Lapidus (Senior VP of Kroll Fraud Solutions) by University Business http://www.universitybusiness.com/article/academic-institutions-and-identity-theft-what-you-need-know Academic institutions store an ever-growing database of personal information varying from information from past applicants, […]
18 Precautions Against Identity Theft for College Students
August 27, 2014
From: Why College Students Are at High Risk of Identity Theft Article from the Financial Times Press, written by Steve Weisman. http://www.ftpress.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2141481 It is an unfortunate fact of life today […]
9 Reasons Why College Students Are at High Risk of Identity Theft
August 20, 2014
Article from the Financial Times Press, written by Steve Weisman. http://www.ftpress.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2141481 College students are identity theft’s most common victims. They are five times more likely to be a victim of […]
The Geography of the Global E-Waste Burden
August 13, 2014
Article from Terra Daily: http://www.terradaily.com/reports/The_geography_of_the_global_electronic_waste_e_waste_burden_999.html As local and national governments struggle to deal with ever-growing piles of electronic waste (or “e-waste”), scientists are now refining the picture of just how […]
The First-of-Its-Kind E-Waste Recycling Facility
August 7, 2014
Article from CNN Money: http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/1134630.htm National New Markets Fund LLC has closed $15 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation to help finance equipment for the first urban mining […]
6 Ways You’re Unknowingly Compromising Your Identity
July 30, 2014
Article by Kathryn Buschman Vasel | http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2014/06/27/6-ways-youre-unknowingly-compromising-your-identity/ We all know not to carry around our Social Security card or use public Wi-Fi to do personal banking, but there are other […]
The Red Flags Rule and Why It’s Important
July 17, 2014
The Red Flags Rule requires many businesses and organizations to implement a written Identity Theft Prevention Program designed to detect the warning signs – red flags – of identity theft […]