Converge currently has 23 employees. Photo credit: Rafael Reveles. Global e-scrap firm Sims Recycling Solutions has launched a subsidiary that aims to optimize processing plants, including those run by Sims competitors. Converge Engineering will be led by Rafael Reveles, the former engineering and technical director at Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) and equipment expert. In an interview, Reveles said the new...

A judge has ruled in favor of Closed Loop Refining and Recovery's former landlord in a case centered on CRT glass stockpiling. Just how much the defunct company will be asked to pay in damages, however, is still up in the air. Judge Michael J. Holbrook of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas issued a default judgment in the case...

Firms active in California's electronics recycling program increasingly turned to landfill disposal for CRT material in 2016. According to data supplied by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), over 77 million pounds of CRT glass were handled by program participants in 2016 and 45 percent of that total - nearly 35 million pounds - went directly to...

Kenny Gravitt, who led Kentucky-based GES, could be facing prison time and steep fines in connection with the handling and disposal of CRT glass. Charged by a federal grand jury with one count of conspiracy and seven counts of environmental law crimes, Gravitt has been ordered to appear March 6 in United States District Court at Lexington, Ky. for his...

Sims Metal Management's e-scrap business is generating less revenue but managing to increase earnings. Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS), which operates 29 e-scrap facilities around the world, saw earnings of nearly 11.1 million Australian dollars (about $8.5 million) during the first half of the 2017 fiscal year, according to newly released financials for its parent company, Sims Metal Management. In comparison,...

This story originally appeared in the December 2016 issue of E-Scrap News. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   Chances are pretty good that you or someone you live with has purchased a tablet since the release of Apple’s iPad in 2010. A variety of manufacturers are marketing the devices, and a wide range of industries, including the military,...

A Utah man with connections to failed e-scrap company E-Waste Systems has agreed to pay more than $3 million in response to allegations he defrauded investors and pumped up the firm's stock price. According to civil charges filed in December by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Edward F. Panos of Park City, Utah worked behind the scenes to profit from...

Sims Recycling Solutions has made a concerted effort to target higher-value assets in recent years. The company's sales chief says that strategy is progressing, but that its implementation has not always been simple in a complex global marketplace. According to Sean Magann, vice president of sales and marketing at Sims, the company's scrap recycling roots have remained important even as...

Despite trying economic times for much of the industry, Missouri-based EPC has found success by sticking with its specialty: refurbing and remarketing used IT equipment. "It's a struggle right now for the industry simply because most of the companies are primarily focused on recovery of raw material from scrap, which has been a real pain point for the last few...

Despite having a CRT glass recycling furnace in place in New York, Nulife Glass has for years had difficulty coming into compliance with state facility rules. Nulife began processing up to 10 tons per day earlier this year at its Dunkirk, N.Y. facility. With the furnace built, the company has been able to garner material from a wide range of vendors, including...