The Wall Street Journal recently wrote about how changing smartphone markets are opening up business opportunities in the used phone sector.
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].
The Wall Street Journal recently wrote about how changing smartphone markets are opening up business opportunities in the used phone sector.
The e-scrap arm of Arrow Electronics handled nearly 6.3 million used devices last year, 44 percent of which were redeployed, sold or donated for reuse.
A smelter owned by metals company Boliden processed 77,000 metric tons of scrap electronics last year, down 6 percent from the year before, according to recently released data.
Right-to-repair legislation has shown up in many state legislatures this year. California is set to be next.
European coalitions representing electronics manufacturers have launched an internet-based information service designed to help processors better recycle devices.
A Singapore leader says the small Southeast Asian country will implement extended producer responsibility for electronics by 2021.
The European Union will provide funding to help formalize e-scrap recycling in a West African country that has been at the center of heated material export debates.
Two recent surveys explored consumer expectations when it comes to the management of recovered electronics.
State lawmakers are considering a number of bills related to state electronics recycling programs this year, including two that create new extended producer responsibility laws.
A TV collection debacle in one Pennsylvania township illustrates the problems the state electronics recycling program continues to face.