Battery-embedded products, market uncertainty and evolving ITAD services are shaping the future of electronics recycling, industry experts noted last week.

Bobby Farris now has full control of Washington-based Total Reclaim, and he is targeting additional markets for the processor.

Tide Rock Holdings has purchased yet another e-scrap company, expanding its reach outside of California.

Americans are united in their desire for better plastic recycling, but the question of where to locate facilities is running into familiar not-in-my-backyard resistance, complicated further by concerns about racial and social justice.

Following industry pushback, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have mandated the use of some level of post-consumer resin in thermoform food and drink packaging.

California's e-scrap recycling program will expand after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two battery-related bills into law.

Samsung's environmental strategy includes a focus on circularity, using recycled materials and collecting more e-scrap.

Lenovo is using more recycled materials in its products and working toward a circular economy, even as a recent study from the company found that only half of senior IT business leaders are aware of the economic value of e-scrap.

Hawaii had to suspend free e-scrap collection in the state earlier this year after the program ran out of funds early, but the state legislature has passed a law to address the problem.

The European Commission is requesting feedback on draft regulations for designing mobile phones and tablets to be more environmentally friendly, including the issue of recyclability.