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].
HyProMag also has ambitions to build similar rare earth magnet recycling facilities in Germany and the U.S. in the future. | Courtesy of University of Birmingham
The first full-scale rare earth magnet recycling facility in the U.K. will be based in Birmingham, England, following work by University of Birmingham researchers. Continue Reading
The partnership will also work to make repairs of Logitech devices easier to perform. | Konstantin Savusia/Shutterstock
Logitech is the latest OEM to partner with iFixit to make spare parts and repair guides available for certain mice. Continue Reading
Legislators in the Gopher State have taken language from two right-to-repair bills and inserted it into the state’s budget. | Anton Starikov/Shutterstock
By incorporating language from previous bills into its budget, Minnesota has now become the second state in the nation to enact a right to repair digital devices. Continue Reading
We Recycle Solar can now process 69 million pounds of solar panels each year, with ambitions to grow that number to 522 million. | Perthsnap/Shutterstock
Arizona-based solar panel recycler We Recycle Solar upgraded its equipment and increased its capacity. Continue Reading
Authors of the study project that, by 2030, per capita generation of e-scrap in Canada will reach 69.4 pounds per year. | Veja/Shutterstock
A comprehensive study of Canadian e-scrap generation found that the amount has more than tripled over the last two decades and is on track for even more growth in the coming years. Continue Reading
The toolkit will help ISRI members develop strategies for reaching their ESG goals. | NicoElNino/Shutterstock
Small- and medium-sized recycling businesses that are interested in setting up environmental, social and governance plans will soon have a new toolkit to help them. Continue Reading
Private equity firm NGP and private investment platform Aventurine Partners led Noveon’s most recent round of funding. | Courtesy of Noveon
Noveon Magnetics took in $75 million in Series B funding and plans to use the money to expand its facilities. Continue Reading
The recently launched certification standard, SCS-103A, sets thresholds, ranging from 5% to 50%, for recycled content in various categories of products. | DC Studio/Shutterstock
Environmental and sustainability certifier SCS Global Services launched a recycled-content certification for the electrical and electronic equipment industries that verifies the total percentage of recycled materials in products. Continue Reading
CalRecycle is looking to increase compensation to e-scrap recyclers in light of growing overhead expenditures such as fuel and labor. | Dasytnik/Shutterstock
California e-scrap recyclers could see a boost to their state payments under a proposed rate increase motivated by high inflation and other factors. Continue Reading
Nokia’s G22 phone model comes with a repair kit and instructions on how to replace the battery, screen and charging port. | Courtesy of Nokia
Intel and Nokia say they are helping to enhance recyclability and make it easier to repair devices.