Author Archives: Gay Gordon-Byrne, The Repair Association

In My Opinion: Right to Repair is bound to succeed

Published: July 25, 2019
Updated: July 25, 2019
by Gay Gordon-Byrne, The Repair Association

Posted in Opinion, Top stories | Tagged Legislation, refurbishment/reuse |

Here come the data regulations

Published: June 19, 2019
Updated: June 21, 2019
by Bob Johnson

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged regulation/oversight, Spring 2019 |

How to thrive in ITAD

Published: June 17, 2019
Updated: June 17, 2019
by Mike Buckles

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged ITAD, Spring 2019 |

Due diligence done right

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

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

Drive for solutions

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

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

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 |

The latest e-scrap industry news

Top 5 stories from October 2025
A two-year study urging scrutiny of e-scrap exports to Southeast Asia drew reader interest in October, as well as an ITAD firm’s consolidation, M&A’s effect on the industry, the Department of Energy’s stake in a lithium firm and the US EPA’s largest lithium-ion battery cleanup.
Analysis: Windows 10 sunset to drive ‘urban mining’
These past few weekends, I found myself scrolling through Amazon’s refurbished‑laptop listings—a habit I use to gauge what’s moving through the secondary market.
SERI works to restore faith in certifications
Ahead of the release of a full year-end report, SERI provided a preview of the outcomes from its Assurance activities in 2025.
E-Scrap Conference 2025 ignites industry momentum
The opening plenary at the E-Scrap Conference in Grapevine, Texas set out five forces that are reshaping electronics recovery: rapid device change, battery risk, compliance pressure, policy updates and AI-driven data centers.
Analysis: copper set for new investment, recycling growth
When copper was added to the US Geological Survey’s proposed list of critical minerals in August, the move signaled a strategic policy shift extending beyond mining and toward formally confirming its geopolitical significance.
Diversion Dynamics: Vape recycling needs policy to reach full charge
I recently connected with Michael Duckworth, founder of Positive Energy Environmental Solutions, via video conference. Duckworth established the vape recycling company in 2023 after identifying a critical infrastructure gap for vape recycling in Nebraska and nationwide.
EU recyclers make case for solvent-based methods
Industry association Plastics Recyclers Europe is looking to raise the profile of dissolution recycling, an often-overlooked process that doesn’t quite fit into common recycling categories and is capable of processing a wide variety of hard-to-recycle materials including e-plastics.