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About Antoinette Smith

Antoinette Smith started working for Resource Recycling in June 2024 after spending several years covering commodity plastics and supply chains, with a special focus on economic impacts. She can be contacted at [email protected].

Feds fund consumer-facing battery collection

Published: July 11, 2024
Updated: July 11, 2024
by Antoinette Smith

Li-ion batteries collected for recycling

The two nationwide projects will collect household batteries and help improve access to recycling programs in underserved communities. | Vietnam Stock Photos/Shutterstock

Two battery recycling projects will add drop-off locations at hundreds of Staples and Batteries Plus across the country thanks to U.S. Department of Energy funds, the agency announced this week. Continue Reading

Posted in News, Top stories | Tagged batteries, Collection, metals |

The latest e-scrap industry news

Policy Roundup: Batteries, right to repair are hot topics
Legislators have been filing bills all month as the 2025 session starts up, and in the e-scrap realm, two main topics are again at the forefront: extended producer responsibility for batteries and the right to repair consumer electronics.
Industry veteran takes over as CXtec CEO
After a few years running his own consulting firm, new CXtec CEO Todd Zegers didn’t think he’d re-enter the corporate world – until CXtec called.
OECD nations announce individual Basel decisions
Countries within the OECD have announced how they’ll each enforce new Basel Convention rules. As was foreshadowed by their previous failure to agree on uniform enforcement among all members, there is a fair amount of variance by nation.
CDC offers tips to avoid e-scrap mercury exposure
A recent report from a U.S. occupational safety unit found significant levels of mercury vapor throughout an Ohio e-scrap and lamp recycling facility, leading the team to provide recommendations for protecting worker health.
Malaysia eyes improvements to e-scrap import procedures
On the heels of high-profile illegal e-scrap import claims and updates to the Basel Convention, Malaysian officials said they would be tightening operating procedures.
Ten e-scrap projects receive federal prize funds
The Department of Energy’s aptly named E-SCRAP prize program has awarded funds to companies engaged in hard drive disassembly, rare earth magnet recovery, hydrometallurgy and e-plastics recycling. More companies are invited to apply this year.
Recycling collection worker deaths climbed in 2023
Nine workers died in U.S. materials recovery facilities in 2023 and the death rate for refuse and recyclable material collectors jumped more than 80%, according to the latest annual numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.