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In July, the e-scrap sector saw notable advances in rare earth recovery, heightened attention from lawmakers, and significant legal developments. Certification oversight, surplus equipment fraud, and a major U.S. metals facility announcement also drew strong reader interest, ranking among the month’s most-read industry stories.
The list below shows our top stories published in July in terms of unique page views.
1 | Project brings rare earth recovery into e-scrap facility
A pilot project from RecycleForce is demonstrating a bolt-on modular system that could make it logistically and economically feasible for e-scrap processors to recover rare earth elements from end-of-life electronics within their existing facilities.
2 | Lawmakers focus on electronics recycling potential
During a Congressional hearing last week, lawmakers expressed enthusiasm for bolstering the U.S. electronics recycling industry as one tool in strengthening the nation’s critical minerals supply lines.
3 | Petition calls for certification action after ITAD device theft
A petition is gathering signatures to compel the e-Stewards, i-SIGMA and R2 certifications to publicly address and investigate an IT asset disposition-connected data breach that came to light early this year. All three certifications responded in statements to E-Scrap News.
4 | Guilty pleas in surplus equipment disposal scheme
Three individuals have pleaded guilty to a scheme through which used electronics from The Ohio State University were artificially undervalued and disposed of as “scrap,” only for the downstream vendors to turn around and sell them for higher values and pay kickbacks to the manager of the university’s surplus department.
5 | Australian metals company rebrands, builds Texas plant
MTM Critical Metals, a metals refiner that processes e-scrap, will expand operations beyond Western Australia and into the U.S. amid a rebranding, the company announced during a recent investor call.