Author Archives: Editorial Staff

Sector’s biggest event puts sustainability center stage

Published: September 19, 2022
Updated: September 20, 2022
by Editorial Staff

A session at the E-Scrap Conference featured evTerra’s Jeff Gloyd, left, and Chris Kaasmann of GreenChip. | Big Wave Productions/Resource Recycling, Inc.

More than 1,000 e-scrap and ITAD leaders are gathering this week in New Orleans, with much of the discussion focusing on business opportunities tied to wider circular economy trends.

News from ERI, TERRA and more

Published: September 17, 2022
Updated: September 17, 2022
by Editorial Staff

Posted in Industry Announcements |

News from Cirba Solutions, Nth Cycle and more

Published: September 14, 2022
Updated: September 14, 2022
by Editorial Staff

Posted in Industry Announcements |

Certification Scorecard: Sept. 14, 2022

Published: September 14, 2022
Updated: September 14, 2022
by Editorial Staff

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Certification Scorecard: Sept. 9, 2022

Published: September 9, 2022
Updated: September 9, 2022
by Editorial Staff

Posted in Certification scorecard |

News from GM, Onepack and more

Published: September 8, 2022
Updated: September 9, 2022
by Editorial Staff

Posted in Industry Announcements |

Our top stories from August 2022

Published: September 1, 2022
Updated: September 8, 2022
by Editorial Staff

A major fire at e-scrap processor Interco Trading caught attention last month. | Courtesy of Madison County, Ill. Emergency Management Agency

A mining and refining company’s acquisition of a Canadian e-scrap processor, a major fire at a Midwest recycling site and other news drew our readers’ clicks last month.

Posted in News | Tagged Top 5 |

Certification Scorecard: Aug. 31, 2022

Published: August 31, 2022
Updated: September 1, 2022
by Editorial Staff

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News from SungEel HiTech, Trinity Metals and more

Published: August 31, 2022
Updated: September 1, 2022
by Editorial Staff

Posted in Industry Announcements |

News from CompuCycle, Epson and more

Published: August 24, 2022
Updated: August 24, 2022
by Editorial Staff

Posted in Industry Announcements |

The latest e-scrap industry news

Top stories from June 2024
E-scrap import enforcement action by the Malaysian government drew reader interest last month, as did a lithium-ion battery recycling startup, the ongoing legal saga of Closed Loop CRT suppliers, an e-plastics processing line and a company’s inaugural sustainability report.
Feds fund consumer-facing battery collection
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.
Bilingual workforce training program assists e-scrap sector
The Remade Institute got a federal financial boost to develop online e-scrap workforce training in multiple languages, targeting roles that don’t require four-year college degrees.
Watchdog group launches whistleblower platform
The Basel Action Network this week rolled out a confidential reporting website seeking to make it easier for observers to report poor e-scrap management practices, such as questionable exports of devices and e-plastics, data security lapses and problematic storage or disposal.
How electronics legislation fared this legislative season
Legislative sessions are winding down for the summer. Some bills covering electronics and batteries made it across the finish line this year, while others stalled out. Here’s a roundup of what happened.
Call2Recycle Canada reports record 2023
Call2Recycle Canada recycled nearly 13.2 million pounds of batteries in 2023, its best year yet, the organization recently announced.
Major OEM reports record e-scrap collection in 2023
Samsung collected 1.3 billion pounds of end-of-life electronics last year, its largest ever single-year global collection figure.