Sage Sustainable Electronics has unveiled what it hopes can be the Kelley Blue Book of the e-scrap industry.
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].Sage Sustainable Electronics has unveiled what it hopes can be the Kelley Blue Book of the e-scrap industry.
Materials Processing Corp., the Minneapolis-based e-scrap company fined by state regulators for improper storage of CRTs, has shut down operations.
An Oregon-based e-scrap processor says government regulation practices and tough commodity markets have led the company to relocate shredding operations to Texas.
New Life Electronics Recycling has indicated it has no assets and owes a total of more than $1 million to dozens of creditors. Continue Reading
A group of socially minded e-scrap firms have joined together to help open job opportunities for people with disabilities or previous incarcerations. Continue Reading
Hundreds of authorized third-party repair shops around the world are set to begin using a system developed by one of the most prominent OEM brands.
Brands can’t use patent law to block the resale of their products, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, a decision that has implications for the electronics reuse industry.
The owners of Dollar General stores will pay more than $1 million to settle charges that the company sent scrap electronics, batteries and other materials to landfills not permitted to receive them.
The Basel Action Network has released a follow-up report to its e-scrap tracking study, detailing which firms handled material that was ultimately exported.
A bill advancing in the Washington state legislature blacklists e-scrap processors that twice violate state program rules. It also requires the disclosure of prices processors charge.