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Malaysia to fully halt US e-plastic imports

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The Malaysian government recently published regulations indicating the country will stop all U.S.-sourced imports of scrap plastic, including e-plastics from electronics, on July 1. Reports from plastic traders indicate the flow of scrap plastic into Malaysia has already slowed.

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Li-Cycle files for bi-national bankruptcy, seeks buyer

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Canadian battery processor Li-Cycle filed for bankruptcy, after warning for months of impending financial trouble, and is continuing to try to find a buyer that will allow it to continue operations.

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Company debuts battery-containing device shredder

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Seeing the lack of smaller-scale systems suited for processing small personal devices containing lithium-ion batteries, Houston-based Gloyd Recycling Systems developed what it says is the first marketed device to shred battery-containing devices of laptop size and smaller. 

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FROM THE PRINT EDITION

All eyes on Basel

by Colin Staub

Industry watchdogs have called on the e-scrap sector to step up to new international standards.

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Right to repair hits its stride

by Dan Holtmeyer and Marissa Heffernan

With more state laws, parts-pairing bans and manufacturer acquiescence, the right-to-repair movement enters a new phase.

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Mining the e-scrap stream

by Marissa Heffernan and Colin Staub

Companies, researchers and government agencies continue to explore new ways of recovering precious and common metals.

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First-person Perspective: The dry-versus-wet debate of lithium battery recycling

by John Neuens

In many ways, wet processing safer, faster, and more efficient for recycling battery packs than dry processing, an industrial consultant says.

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First-person Perspective: Factors point to more recycling of precious metals

by Bodo Albrecht

Aging mines and other trends portend widespread change for the precious-metals landscape, the president of Tanaka Precious Metals (Americas) says.

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