The looming wave of lithium-ion batteries that will need to be recycled generated an engaged discussion at the Northeast Recycling Council's Spring 2022 Conference.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are no longer add-ons, but a necessary part of any serious company, panelists at the Northeast Recycling Council's Spring 2022 Conference said.

Apple added to its recycling technology in 2021, upgrading some robots and rolling out a machine that can recover rare earth magnets that are typically destroyed in the shredding process. The technology giant developed a shredder-like machine, dubbed "Taz," that recovers rare earth magnets from audio modules. The technology was developed alongside a pilot-scale industrial shredder at Apple's Material Recovery...

Consumers are waiting longer to trade in old phones, but rising values meant that 2021 saw the highest amount of money Assurant has ever recorded going back to consumers, according to an annual report. Assurant is a publicly traded insurance and warranty company that in 2020 bought reverse logistics company Hyla Mobile for $325 million. Assurant's annual phone trade-in report...

A report from Independent Chemical and Energy Market Intelligence found that there's not enough post-consumer resin in the U.S. market to meet California's mandates, and there are more state mandates coming on-line soon. 

The Canada Plastics Pact released nine design rules to move toward a circular economy, a document that included a list of "problematic plastics" to avoid. 

Colorado and Hawaii are both working to pass extended producer responsibility bills this legislative session that are tailored to fit each state's needs.

Colorado and Hawaii are both working to pass extended producer responsibility bills this legislative session that are tailored to fit each state's needs. A bill intended to match Colorado's values Colarado's House Bill 22-1355 passed out of the House Energy and Environment Committee April 13 on a 7-5 vote. It now heads to the appropriations committee and the House floor...

The U.S. Senate's April 7 hearing on critical metals for batteries focused both on mining and recycling the rare earth elements currently in circulation.

Device-leasing company Grover has raised another $330 million, following its recent expansion to the U.S.