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About Marissa Heffernan

Marissa HeffernanMarissa Heffernan started working for Resource Recycling in January 2022 after spending several years as a reporter at a daily newspaper in Southwest Washington. She can be contacted at [email protected].

British Columbians worked together to recycle more

Published: September 19, 2024
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The Stewardship Agencies of BC is a coalition of extended producer responsibility organizations, including Call2Recycle Canada, Return-It, the Electronic Products Recycling Association, Recycle BC and others. | MAXSHOT.PL/Shutterstock

The Stewardship Agencies of British Columbia worked together to divert a record 425 million kilograms of end-of-life products from landfills in 2023, and leaders pointed to factors including the efficiency and education that collaboration brings.  Continue Reading

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Apple expands activation locks to phone parts

Published: September 19, 2024
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iPhone charging with Apple logo on screen.

Apple’s iOS 18 update will expand its “Activation Lock” to include individual high-value parts, including batteries and displays. | Attila Fodemesi/Shutterstock

Apple’s latest operating system update will expand a feature unpopular with reuse and repair advocates to not just cover the phone as a whole but also individual parts.  Continue Reading

New Hampshire expands electronics landfill ban

Published: September 6, 2024
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Under HB 1386, lithium-ion batteries and a handful of additional electronics are banned from landfills and incinerators in New Hampshire. | Mihai Andritoiu/Shutterstock

Starting in July 2025, lithium-ion batteries and a handful of other electronic devices will be banned from disposal in landfills, composting facilities and incinerators in New Hampshire. Continue Reading

Assurant releases Q2 trade-in and upgrade data

Published: August 29, 2024
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An iPhone 12 resting on wooden surface.

The average age of iPhones at trade-in in the second quarter of 2024 was 3.8 years, while the average age of Android devices was 3.5 years.| ErickPHOTOPRO/Shutterstock

Consumers continue to hold onto devices longer before trading them in, according to second-quarter data from a trade-in company.  Continue Reading

Ridwell extends curbside convenience to e-scrap

Published: August 22, 2024
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Ridwell provides bags for customers to aggregate batteries in for collection. At Ridwell’s Portland facility, batteries are stored in barrels that contain CellBlock fire suppressor material. | Colin Staub/Resource Recycling

Working with battery stakeholders and certified e-scrap downstreams, Ridwell is providing household collection of a wide range of items rarely accepted at the curb in a growing number of markets. And the company is doing it with transparency in mind.
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Putting safety borders around the right to repair

Published: August 22, 2024
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Encompass provides OEM parts and tools to industry and consumers alike. | Rabanser/Shutterstock

Robert Coolidge’s business is built around supplying replacement parts for consumer electronics, and he sees right to repair laws as a benefit for consumers – with the right safety guardrails.  Continue Reading

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BAN sounds alarm over illegal furnace dust shipment

Published: August 14, 2024
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According to the Basel Action Network, there’s an estimated 816 metric tons of toxic furnace dust illegally in transit from Albania to Thailand. | donvictorio/Shutterstock

The Basel Action Network alerted Thai and South African regulators to the possibility of illegal shipments containing toxic electric arc steel furnace dust collected from pollution control filters in Albania. 

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