Author Archives: Colin Staub

About Colin Staub

Colin Staub is a reporter at Resource Recycling. He can be contacted at [email protected].

Industry stakeholders say material is flowing again

Published: September 17, 2020
Updated: September 17, 2020
by Colin Staub

E-Scrap Virtual - Panel discussion screenshot

The panel discussion included (clockwise from top left) Traci Phillips of Natural Evolution, Jason Linnell from the National Center for Electronics Recycling, E-Scrap News editor Dan Leif (moderator), S3 Recycling Solutions’ Rod McDaniel, and Jessica Miller of Illinois EPA.

Processors and state programs alike saw a lot less material this spring as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. But in the last couple months, inbound volumes have returned and surged in some cases. That fact has created new challenges.

Lithium-ion battery recycler to build New York facility

Published: September 17, 2020
Updated: September 17, 2020
by Colin Staub

Li-ion batteries collected for recycling

Li-Cycle Incorporated recently announced plans for a Rochester, N.Y. facility capable of processing at least 10 million pounds of lithium-ion batteries per year. | Vietnam stock photos/Shutterstock

Canadian firm Li-Cycle Incorporated, which handles lithium-ion batteries from e-scrap and other sources, is developing a $175 million processing hub in the U.S.

Posted in Top stories | Tagged metals, processors |

Rare earth recycler draws $28 million in federal funding

Published: September 11, 2020
Updated: September 13, 2020
by Colin Staub

Urban Mining Co. operates a magnet recovery facility just south of Austin. | Courtesy of Urban Mining Co.

Urban Mining Co., which uses an innovative process to recycle rare earth magnets, has received financial backing as part of the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Posted in Top stories | Tagged markets, metals, research |

Sims adds site specifically for data center material

Published: September 3, 2020
Updated: September 3, 2020
by Colin Staub

The equipment retired from data centers largely consists of hard drives, memory, networking equipment and more. | Timofeev Vladmir/Shutterstock

Global e-scrap and ITAD processor Sims Lifecycle Services is rolling out a system focused on retiring data center equipment. The company framed the move as a way to increase reuse of components.

Posted in Top stories | Tagged processors, refurbishment/reuse |

Company refines EV battery recycling method using e-scrap

Published: September 3, 2020
Updated: September 3, 2020
by Colin Staub

Redwood Materials recently raised $40 million to fund its efforts to develop a battery recycling process to supply the electric vehicle market. | Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock

A Nevada startup looking to build a major electric vehicle battery recycling operation is starting off by processing batteries from consumer electronics.

Posted in News | Tagged metals, processors |

Lawsuits pile on after ITAD vendor’s data mismanagement

Published: August 27, 2020
Updated: August 27, 2020
by Colin Staub

Multiple lawsuits accuse Morgan Stanley of negligence, breach of contract, violation of data security laws and more. | enzozo/Shutterstock

Morgan Stanley faces seven class action lawsuits related to an ITAD vendor’s alleged lapse in data security protocols, and the financial institution is considering legal action against the unnamed processor.

Posted in Top stories | Tagged courts/lawsuits, data security |

Microsoft revamps system for data center decommissioning

Published: August 20, 2020
Updated: August 20, 2020
by Colin Staub

Microsoft is on track to increase its reuse of data center components by up to 90%. | Paolo Bona/Shutterstock

One of the world’s biggest cloud service providers has developed an asset disposition process that uses machine learning and other tools to handle more used material on-site.

Posted in Top stories | Tagged OEMs, refurbishment/reuse |

Specialty waste company acquires e-scrap operations

Published: August 13, 2020
Updated: August 13, 2020
by Colin Staub

Harsco pushed further into the electronics recycling space over the past year with the acquisitions of Clean Earth and Stericycle. | vladdon/Shutterstock

Harsco Corporation over the past year made two acquisitions that brought the company into the electronics recycling space, according to its annual sustainability report.

Posted in Top stories | Tagged processors |

Processing research examines new recovery methods

Published: August 13, 2020
Updated: August 13, 2020
by Colin Staub

Researchers announced advancements in rare earth element recovery using a natural protein.| vilax/Shutterstock

Researchers developed a way to recycle e-scrap into a protective coating for steel. Meanwhile, a different team used a natural protein to extract rare earth elements from e-scrap.

Posted in News | Tagged research |

Morgan Stanley faces lawsuits from ITAD data mishap

Published: August 6, 2020
Updated: August 6, 2020
by Colin Staub

Open lock against a green binary code screen.

Morgan Stanley says it has not detected unauthorized use of personal information related to the recent data security incidents. | Chim/Shutterstock

Financial institution Morgan Stanley recently told customers an ITAD vendor’s mistakes may have left personal information susceptible to misuse. Multiple clients have filed suit against the investment firm.

Posted in Top stories | Tagged courts/lawsuits, data security |