Congressional votes earlier this month advanced three bills that would expand the nation’s critical mineral recycling capabilities. A subcommittee within the House Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to put the bills before the full committee for consideration. The bills are: The Battery Recycling for America’s Competitive Economy (BRACE) Act would update certain battery recycling permit requirements to lessen pollution...

Allison Kotarski will lead the Texas-based nonprofit, which gets refurbished electronics into new hands.

The New Zealand-based company will focus on getting its black mass retrieval technology ready for use in a demonstration facility next year.

The Nevada-based solar panel recycler will work with Illuminate USA as part of a continued national expansion.

Online engagement spurred a spike in battery collection sites, according to The Battery Network, although total participation fell slightly on the year.

Industry experts say educating businesses and their customers about how to turn in used electronic devices can free up useful elements.

An electronics recycling law in Michigan has helped, but strengthening that law while expanding services and education could further boost recycling rates across the state. That was among the key points of a recent Spark podcast, which is hosted by Wisconsin-based ITAD company Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations. Host Casey Hines, who’s also a sales executive with Dynamic, spoke with Steve Noble,...

A Midwest consortium plans to use the money to build up domestic mineral recovery and processing efforts.

New CEO will take over for the nonprofit group’s founder next week.

Linca will share facilities but operate separately from Mint Innovation, which is building a metal recovery facility in Texas.