An update on an Iowa CRT stockpile case drew reader interest in August, as well as federal funds to expand domestic capabilities for critical minerals, a surge in ITAD services ahead of the retirement of Windows 10, Ohio penalties for Closed Loop companies and an industry association’s push for the US DOE to invest in recycling for critical minerals.
The list below shows our top stories published in August in terms of unique pageviews.
1 | More processors settle in Iowa CRT stockpile case
Five recycling companies have agreed to pay relatively small sums to the US. EPA to settle claims that they supplied minor quantities of cathode ray tube materials to failed processor Recycletronics, which abandoned stockpiles throughout Iowa and Nebraska.
2 | DOE commits federal funds toward critical minerals
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled four new funding opportunities to expand domestic production and recycling of critical minerals to strengthen the supply chains for clean-energy technologies.
3 | Iron Mountain sees ITAD surge, raises forecast on record Q2
Iron Mountain reported a sharp jump in asset lifecycle management (ALM) revenue in the second quarter, helping drive record results and a full-year forecast raise as demand grows for secure IT asset disposition and data center decommissioning services.
4 | Closed Loop companies hit with $3 million in Ohio penalties
An Ohio county judge has ordered Closed Loop Refining & Recovery and Closed Loop Glass to pay civil penalties to the state in what Ohio’s attorney general called the “final chapter” in the massive CRT stockpile cleanup case in that state.
5 | ReMA suggests DOE invest in recycling for critical materials
The Recycled Materials Association suggested the US Department of Energy invest in the e-scrap recycling industry in response to the agency’s 2026 Energy Critical Materials Assessment.