A large online electronics retailer has partnered with IT asset disposition company PlanITROI to launch an electronics take-back program.
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].A large online electronics retailer has partnered with IT asset disposition company PlanITROI to launch an electronics take-back program.
Pathum Thani/Thailand- June 8, 2018: The Royal Thai Police investigating an e-scrap facility in Thailand.
The owner of a Thai e-scrap facility that was visited by police last month denies illegal activities were occurring at the location.
As Oregon E-Cycles approaches its 10th birthday, E-Scrap News took a look at how one of the country’s more mature state programs is performing.
Chris Brandt of BAN’s EarthEye program installing a tracker in a printer. Copyright BAN.
The Basel Action Network has launched a commercial tracking service to monitor e-scrap flows, and its first customer is an OEM that was lambasted by the watchdog group over exports two years ago.
A lot of British households are watching the World Cup on brand new TV sets, which means a robotic disassembly system has been working overtime to recycle their old ones.
An update to this story is available here.
The Basel Action Network has launched a commercial tracking service to monitor e-scrap flows, and its first customer is an OEM that was lambasted by the watchdog group over exports two years ago.
This story has been updated.
Sims Recycling Solutions has installed two new sorting lines at its large processing facility in the Dutch city of Eindhoven.
Thai authorities are cracking down on e-scrap imports after government inspections showed frequent abuse of import licenses.
An emerging retail sales outlet for refurbished phones, tablets and laptops has raised $48 million to help it expand.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued the former CEO of E-Waste Systems, alleging fraud and other violations of federal law. The federal agency settled separate enforcement actions against two other people involved with the company.