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].
People are increasingly trading in devices online instead of in-person, according to Assurant’s latest trend report. | Sonyerry/Shutterstock
The secondary device market continues to evolve, an Assurant market report finds, with more people opting to trade in devices online. Continue Reading
The collaboration will take advantage of the two companies’ large global footprint. | Courtesy of evTerra
Procurri, which offers tech solutions to customers globally, has partnered with Igneo Technologies for e-scrap recycling.
Big moves are taking place in the arena of lithium-ion recycling. | Courtesy of Tevva Media
In recent weeks, Li-Cycle received federal funding for a facility, AquaMetals announced a technology breakthrough and Ecobat shared its plans to build a facility in Arizona.
URT has so far processed about 7.5 tons of batteries one Oregon hauler collected at the curb. | Parilov/Shutterstock
Over the past several years, a handful of Oregon counties decided to switch to curbside battery collection to avoid fires. Universal Recycling Technologies has been processing some of the collected tonnage.
The IntelSight color-codes items so that human pickers can more easily sort them by hand. | Courtesy of Neatco Engineering Services
Neatco Engineering Services is using a combination of human and machine learning to improve e-scrap sorting.
Redwood’s McCarran, Nev. campus will eventually produce about 100,000 metric tons of cathode active materials and 36,000 metric tons of ultra-thin battery-grade copper foil each year. | Allyson Kitts/Shutterstock
Redwood Materials has secured a major loan from the federal government, with some strings attached, to help build out its Nevada lithium-ion battery recycling campus.
Maryland-based Apkudo boosts supply chain efficiency to support repair, resale and recycling markets. | KovalchukOleksandr/Shutterstock
Apkudo, which helps companies manage connected devices, announced it received $37.5 million in Series C funding.
“The ITAD Academy 2023” will educate IT leaders and managers on proper IT asset disposition practices, among other goals. | NicoElNino/Shutterstock
ITAD advising firm Compliance Standards launched an advertising and marketing initiative to showcase best practices in IT asset disposition.
Sunnking employees Antonio Suarez, left, and Jeff Boscoe end their work day at the shredder. | Courtesy of Sunnking
New York state-based electronics recycler Sunnking transitioned to a four-day workweek and is hoping others follow.
Battery recycler Li-Cycle posted a strong year-end financial statement. | Courtesy of Li-Cycle
Li-Cycle saw overall revenue gains in 2022 even with a softer fourth quarter, it announced in late January.