Author Archives: Editorial Staff

News from Illinois Recycling Foundation, Recycled Materials Association and more

Published: January 30, 2025
Updated: January 30, 2025
by Editorial Staff

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Certification Scorecard: January 30, 2025

Published: January 30, 2025
Updated: January 30, 2025
by Editorial Staff

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News from Republic Services, ReMA and more

Published: January 22, 2025
Updated: January 23, 2025
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Certification Scorecard: January 22, 2025

Published: January 22, 2025
Updated: January 22, 2025
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News from ASUS, Reworld and more

Published: January 15, 2025
Updated: January 15, 2025
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Certification Scorecard: January 15, 2025

Published: January 15, 2025
Updated: January 15, 2025
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News from American Battery Technology Company, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery and more

Published: January 9, 2025
Updated: January 9, 2025
by Editorial Staff

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Certification Scorecard: January 9, 2024

Published: January 9, 2025
Updated: January 9, 2025
by Editorial Staff

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Certification Scorecard: December 19, 2024

Published: December 19, 2024
Updated: December 19, 2024
by Editorial Staff

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News from National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Tempus and more

Published: December 19, 2024
Updated: December 19, 2024
by Editorial Staff

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The latest e-scrap industry news

Samsung starts battery-to-battery cobalt recycling
Samsung Electronics is working to take cobalt from old Galaxy batteries and incorporate it into new batteries.
Total Reclaim fined for battery processing line
Washington state regulators this month announced an enforcement action against longtime processor Total Reclaim, stemming from battery processing violations observed during a 2023 inspection.
Rare earth processor lands $5.1M in Defense funds
Rare earth element recycler REEcycle received a $5.1 million award from the U.S. Department of Defense to advance its work in extracting elements critical to neodymium-iron-boron magnets — the key building blocks of renewable energy and national defense technologies.
ITAD market stabilizes after four-year struggle
An annual industry overview from Cascade Asset Management found resale values have largely returned to pre-pandemic levels, and a majority of surveyed IT asset managers plan to maintain or ramp up technology spending in the coming year. That suggests plenty of incoming ITAD demand.
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.