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].
Denver residents will have doorstep e-scrap collection thanks to a pilot program from Retrievr, Google, Apple, Amazon, Dell Technologies and Microsoft. | Arina P Habich/Shutterstock
Some of the technology world’s big names are funding an electronics collection effort in Denver, trying to boost recycling rates.
Newly acquired by SK ecoplant, TES was founded in Singapore in 2005 and has more than 40 facilities in 20 countries, including the Seattle location seen here. | Google Streetview
South Korean company SK ecoplant is expanding its footprint in the ITAD industry with an agreement to acquire TES for $1 billion.
Umicore recovers a number of metals from scrap materials at its smelting and refining complex in Hoboken, Belgium, including printed circuit boards from North America. | Pavel Kapysh/Shutterstock
Metals mining and smelter company Umicore notched all-time record revenues and earnings in 2021 due to the high prices of precious metals, with recycling revenue increasing by one-third.
Google’s online manufacturer guides will show how to find the right tools, get replacement parts and more. | CC Photo Labs/Shutterstock
Google is working to make Chromebooks easier for schools to repair with a new self-repair program guide.
Battery recycling firm Nth Cycle recently raised over $12M to fund commercial deployment of the company’s recovery technology. | DAMRONG RATTANAPONG/Shutterstock
As electric vehicles and lithium-ion battery devices become ever-more ubiquitous, battery recyclers are expanding their operations and improving technology. The following are updates on two startups.
Sims Lifecycle Services opened a 100,000-square-foot redeployment facility in Atlanta, as the company pushes further into the business of managing equipment from data centers. | Mikhail Starodubov
Electronics processor Sims Lifecycle Services is expanding both domestically and internationally, opening a new facility in Atlanta and adding several new shredding vehicles to its German fleet.
Apkudo has tripled the number of customers on its platform over the past two years. | David Gyung/Shutterstock
Supply chain automation company Apkudo announced Feb. 8 that it received $14.4 million in financing to continue to develop its connected device platform.
The value of used servers skyrocketed 71% over the last three years, according to Cascade Asset Management’s report. | Mikhail Starodubov/Shutterstock
The value of refurbished laptops and servers in 2021 remained higher than pre-pandemic, according to a report from Cascade Asset Management, though laptop prices fell slightly from 2020 highs.
President Biden’s comments to reporters noted his earlier executive order in support of the right to repair.| Haditha26/Shutterstock
President Joe Biden highlighted the necessity of the right to repair devices in remarks at the White House on Jan. 24.
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E-scrap recycling rates are very low in 13 Latin American countries assessed by the United Nations, highlighting a need for expanding or enforcing regulations. | Divina Epiphania/Shutterstock
Despite most countries having at least some e-scrap-related legislation, recycling rates in 13 Latin American countries are very low, at just under 3%, a U.N. report found.