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Electronics processors are increasingly adding solar panel recycling capacity, in some cases processing the panels similarly to declining streams like CRT glass and in other cases rolling out entirely new technologies, companies said in recent interviews.
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A federal bill that would restrict U.S. exports of e-scrap has re-emerged, this time as HB 2998.
As part of a broader initiative to increase efficiency, the U.S. secretary of defense has called for the Army to include the right to repair products in its procurement contracts, adding support to previous congressional efforts.
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by Colin Staub
Industry watchdogs have called on the e-scrap sector to step up to new international standards.
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.
by Marissa Heffernan and Colin Staub
Companies, researchers and government agencies continue to explore new ways of recovering precious and common metals.
by John Neuens
In many ways, wet processing safer, faster, and more efficient for recycling battery packs than dry processing, an industrial consultant says.
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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