Author Archives: Karin Harris

Due diligence done right

Published: March 19, 2019
Updated: March 25, 2019
by Karin Harris

Drive for solutions

Published: March 19, 2019
Updated: March 25, 2019
by Wayne Rifer

Time to link up

Published: January 29, 2019
Updated: March 25, 2019
by Rohi Sukhia

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged Winter 2018 |

Open Letter: Learn from Total Reclaim’s mistakes

Published: January 24, 2019
Updated: January 24, 2019
by Craig Lorch and Jeff Zirkle

Posted in Opinion, Top stories | Tagged courts/lawsuits, Exports |

Heavy impacts from lighter devices

Published: December 14, 2018
Updated: December 19, 2018
by Jason Linnell

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged Fall 2018 |

Efficiency through empowerment

Published: December 14, 2018
Updated: December 19, 2018
by Rafael Reveles

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged Fall 2018 |

Value assessment

Published: December 14, 2018
Updated: December 19, 2018
by Wayne Rifer

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged Fall 2018 |

How to export EPR

Published: December 14, 2018
Updated: December 14, 2018
by Verena Radulovic

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged Fall 2018 |

Guest Q&A: Getting refurbished computers to people in need

Published: November 15, 2018
Updated: November 15, 2018
by Jim Lynch

At the recent Electronics Reuse Conference, Shauna L. McCaffrey of Renewed Computer Technology received the 2018 Jim Lynch Hall of Fame Award. The award recognizes her for lifetime achievement in the refurbishment and ITAD industry.

Posted in Top stories | Tagged industry groups, refurbishment/reuse |

Pointers to progress on e-plastics

Published: November 7, 2018
Updated: November 8, 2018
by Brian Riise, John Gysbers, Scott Farling and John Dickenson

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged e-plastics, Fall 2018 |

The latest e-scrap industry news

Hawai’i expands e-scrap program
Hawai’i added a host of new electronic devices and peripherals to its existing e-scrap law this year, also giving manufacturers more time to reach a 70% recycling and reuse target.
Iron Mountain, Echo see strong ITAD growth
Recent earnings reports from Iron Mountain and ITAD company Echo’s parent company showed overall growth and pointed to headwinds in data center decommissioning and personal devices.
Li-Cycle suspends operations as it pursues buyers
Li-Cycle, once poised to build the first lithium-ion battery recycling facility of its kind in North America, is changing its leadership and limiting operations as it tries to sell the business or its assets.
AT&T, Compudopt partner on collection, laptop distribution
Communications giant AT&T, technology platform Recycle Global Exchange and nonprofit organization Compudopt are partnering to expand a program for collecting used electronics into more than 100 AT&T stores in the Southeastern U.S.
Feds won’t collect USAID devices, creating security risk
The U.S. government decided not to have recently fired workers return federally issued electronics, instead noting they will be “remotely sanitized,” despite the potentially sensitive information the laptops, tablets and phones may contain.
Top stories from April 2025
In April, readers were drawn to stories about iFixit and Back Market’s partnership, details on Camston Wrather’s bankruptcy case and laws on solar panels and the right to repair in Washington. Rare earth recycling and Li-Cycle’s need for more funding also caught reader attention.
Sage, Bloom team up to offer carbon credits
ITAD company Sage Sustainable Electronics has partnered with advisory firm Bloom ESG to offer certified carbon credits.