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 [email protected].
From left to right: Steve Noble, Jason Linnell, Walter Alcorn, Melanie Weitzel and Chris Kaasmann. | Big Wave Productions/E-Scrap & E-Reuse Conference
The number of states with e-scrap recycling programs has not changed much in the past decade, but there have been some notable updates and overhauls in recent years. Industry experts dissected those changes in a recent workshop. Continue Reading
The investigation began when a large amount of e-scrap, including televisions and CRT monitors, was reported abandoned in Seneca County, N.Y. | Aerial Mike/Shutterstock
Several recyclers have been formally convicted in New York state for illegally processing and disposing of hundreds of tons of e-scrap, the result of an investigation that started in 2015. Continue Reading
The pilot project will test if a consumer mail-in program can help increase reuse and recycling rates. | Plus69/Shutterstock
Pyxera Global, FedEx and TERRA are collaborating to find out whether mail-in collections for consumers can work at scale to generate a meaningful quantity of used devices. Continue Reading
Sortera Technologies recently received major funding, and Spectro Alloys announced plans to construct a new building. | John New/Shutterstock
Spectro Alloys and Sortera Technologies are drawing up plans for multimillion-dollar expansions of their aluminum recycling capabilities. Continue Reading
Fundraising efforts have netted Ascend Elements $542 million, adding to the $480 million the company received from two Department of Energy grants. | Janaka Dharmasena/Shutterstock
Ascend Elements raised a total of $542 million in equity investments to help scale up its lithium-ion battery manufacturing. Continue Reading
First America is now recycling solar panels as it expands into the alternative energy sector. | Courtesy of First America
Metals and electronics recycling company First America is leveraging a handful of partnerships to process material from electric vehicles and other streams. Continue Reading
Supporters of SB 244 pose in front of a pile of laptops and other devices during a rally. | Andy Smith, Courtesy of CALPIRG
California’s right-to-repair bill for electronics awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature, and supporters are lauding the years of work it took to get to this point. Continue Reading
Computing giant HP has joined the ranks of companies such as Apple in supporting California consumers’ right to fix their own devices. | BalkansCat/Shutterstock
California’s right-to-repair bill is drawing more high-profile backing, with HP becoming the latest OEM to publicly endorse it. Continue Reading
Sam Nadol (second from right) accepts an honorable mention from the President’s Environmental Youth Award program. | Courtesy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
A teenager from New York state received an honorable mention in the President’s Environmental Youth Award program for his work to refurbish electronics. Continue Reading
Fire rages at Scott Recycling in Newport, Tenn. | Courtesy of the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office
A Tennessee electronics processor is picking up the pieces after a fire destroyed one of its buildings. Continue Reading