Marissa Heffernan started working for Resource Recycling in January 2022 after spending several years as a reporter at a daily newspaper in Southwest Washington. After developing a special focus on recycling policy, they are also the editor of the monthly newsletter Policy Now. Heffernan can be contacted at marissa@resource-recycling.com.
Mayor Eric Adams attributes the cessation of services to growing costs from the migrant crisis, among other factors. | Monster Ztudio/Shutterstock
New York City residents on Staten Island lost the option to have e-scrap picked up curbside after the mayor made large-scale budget cuts. Continue Reading
Princeton NuEnergy will use the incoming funds to construct a new facility and buy more equipment. | Courtesy of Princeton NuEnergy
Princeton NuEnergy secured another $16 million from investors, including Wistron and Honda, to scale up its lithium-ion battery recycling technology. Continue Reading
Officials at EPA hope that a clear standard for handling photovoltaic panels will increase the rate at which they are collected and processed. | Heinz Trebuth/Shutterstock
In response to electric power industry requests, the EPA is looking to classify solar panels as universal waste. The agency is also working to create a category of universal waste specifically for lithium-ion batteries. Continue Reading
TES aims to repurpose 1 billion kilograms of electronics by 2030. | Chayanuphol/Shutterstock
TES and Enviri both reported progress toward sustainability goals in their 2022 reports. Continue Reading
A new website will provide information and recycling kits for a variety of items. | RecyclingKits.com
Sustainability consulting firm Close the Loop recently unveiled RecyclingKits.com, a subsidiary meant to help individuals and small businesses manage electronics and materials that are not typically collected curbside. Continue Reading
According to the Public Interest Research Group, roughly 40% of PCs currently in use cannot upgrade to Windows 11. | Rawf8/Shutterstock
As Microsoft prepares to end support for a huge number of Windows 10 devices, the Public Interest Research Group has started a petition to extend the support period for the operating system. Continue Reading
Arizona-based DMD Systems Recovery opened a facility in Austin, Texas, expanding the reach of its reuse-first ITAD business. Continue Reading
One goal of the cooperative effort is to scale up ACE Green Recycling’s technology to a commercial level. | Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock
ACE Green Recycling and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory are working together to advance both lithium-ion battery recycling and the batteries themselves. Continue Reading
The owner of EPC purchased an ITAD company in Malaysia to expand its capacity in Asia by 15,000 assets annually and take on more medium and large enterprise contracts. Continue Reading
Caught in the middle of rising costs, high interest rates and a flagging EV market, Li-Cycle has decided to pump the brakes on its expansion plans. | T. Schneider/Shutterstock
Toronto-based lithium-ion battery recycling startup Li-Cycle announced it is pausing construction of one of its hub facilities, slowing down its expansive growth. Its share prices have fallen in connection. Continue Reading