Colin Staub is a reporter at Resource Recycling. He can be contacted at [email protected].
The company framed its expansion as part of a push to increase the U.K.’s e-scrap recycling rate. | Courtesy of N2S
N2S, an ITAD company based in Suffolk, England, will open two new processing locations and will expand an existing site during the coming year.
The Done with IT program will provide a mail-in donation option for residents within a 50-mile radius of the city. | Andrea Izzotti / Shutterstock
An effort to move used devices into the hands of people in need has been underway in Philadelphia since last year. Now, a partnership will add another collection option for residents seeking to donate electronics.
Li-Cycle operates one of its battery recycling ‘spoke’ facilities in Ontario, where batteries are size-reduced and prepared for further processing. | Courtesy of Li-Cycle
North American lithium-ion battery processor Li-Cycle will receive $100 million from an investment firm under the Koch Industries umbrella of companies.
A leader with Sims Lifecycle Services said the program reflects the value the company places on diversity and bringing in new perspectives. | fizkes / Shutterstock
Sims Limited, parent company of e-scrap and ITAD giant Sims Lifecycle Services, last week announced an initiative designed to support and develop female leaders within the company.
Lawyers allege a Morgan Stanley vice president was fired as a result of data mismanagement during an ITAD job. | Kjetil Kolbjornsrud / Shutterstock
Financial services giant Morgan Stanley terminated a contract with its long-standing IT asset disposition vendor to save money prior to a botched data center decommissioning job in 2016, lawyers alleged in court this month.
New research quantifies the e-scrap impact from Bitcoin mining, the energy- and hardware-intensive process of creating new Bitcoins. | Arina P Habich / Shutterstock
Bitcoin mining generates 67.7 million pounds of end-of-life electronics worldwide per year, according to a recent analysis. That’s substantially higher than estimates from just a year ago.
California legislators recently approved legislation regulating labeling on plastic packaging, with implications for electronics as well. | Bobkeenan Photography / Shutterstock
California legislation targeting how plastic packaging is labeled also affects recycling labels for consumer electronics, according to industry groups.
An Apple shareholder resolution follows a similar effort at Microsoft earlier this year. | Al.geba / Shutterstock
An environment-focused investment firm this month filed a shareholder resolution with Apple, asking the OEM to move away from its “restrictive” product repair policies.
Redwood will announce the site of the company’s U.S. battery manufacturing facility early next year. | Courtesy of Redwood Materials
Battery recycling company Redwood Materials this week announced it will construct a battery production plant in North America.
Rebranded as Green Wave Electronics, the combined business will expand into new e-scrap collection markets. | Blue Planet Studio / Shutterstock
Atlanta-based QGistix recently purchased Green Wave Computer Recycling, an Indianapolis recycler, and will rebrand as Green Wave Electronics.