When copper was added to the US Geological Survey’s proposed list of critical minerals in August, the move signaled a strategic policy shift extending beyond mining and toward formally confirming its geopolitical significance. 

This article originally appeared in the Summer 2018 issue of E-Scrap News. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   By now, many readers have likely heard news about Home Depot reaching a $28 million settlement with California’s Alameda County over the home improvement giant’s disposal practices involving, among other things, electronic waste. The settlement was announced in March,...