Camacho Recycling, a huge consumer of CRT glass from the U.S. and Europe, has suspended acceptance of material amid a regulatory dispute with Spanish authorities.
Associate Editor Jared Paben has worked for Resource Recycling since December 2014. Most of his earlier career was spent as a reporter for the daily newspaper in Bellingham, Wash., but he also has experience working for the Oregon volunteerism commission and for Oregon nonprofits serving low-income populations. He can be contacted at [email protected].Camacho Recycling, a huge consumer of CRT glass from the U.S. and Europe, has suspended acceptance of material amid a regulatory dispute with Spanish authorities.
Global e-commerce site eBay has launched a mobile device trading program, and the company says it will pay consumers more for their used phones than competitors.
The federal government will continue to allow the unlocking of mobile devices so they can be resold at higher values. The Library of Congress also expanded the list of items that can be unlocked.
The total weight processed by Sims Recycling Solutions went down last year, likely the result of a changing electronics stream and shifting business focus, an executive said.
Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI) has a newly hired R2 director who brings with him extensive experience supporting Canadian electronics stewardship and certification programs.
Canada’s CBC News recently broadcast an in-depth documentary alleging Apple works to thwart independent repair and pushes customers to replace, not fix, devices.
Participating in the E-Scrap Conference’s opening plenary were (from left to right) Tricia Conroy, Corey Dehmey, Dan Leif, Kevin Dillon and Bernie Lee.
Customers understand they need to pay fair prices for proper downstream management of CRTs, ERI’s Kevin Dillon said. But when he quotes 25 to 35 cents a pound to recycle a printer, they look at him like he’s crazy.
Nearly 1,300 electronics recycling industry professionals have converged on New Orleans for the 16th annual E-Scrap Conference.
In 2016, New York began providing grants to offset municipalities’ e-scrap collection and recycling costs. Two years later, nearly one-third of the dollars remain to be distributed.
A leader at Metech Recycling envisions restructuring and reinvesting after taking the business private. Meanwhile, company representatives say they have resolved hazardous waste issues at Metech’s California facility.