BMW of North America and Redwood Materials partnered to recycle lithium-ion batteries from electric and hybrid BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad vehicles in the U.S.

Repair hub iFixit released a smart soldering iron and portable soldering station. 

New Zealand-based refining technology company Mint Innovation hired Jason Price, formerly of Sims Metal and Sims Recycling Solutions, as chief operating officer. 

Paul Baldwin, vice president and compliance engineer at South Dakota-based Secure Enterprise Asset Management, or SEAM, joined the e-Stewards Leadership Council.