Marissa Heffernan started working for Resource Recycling in January 2022 after spending several years as a reporter at a daily newspaper in Southwest Washington. She can be contacted at [email protected].
Through ERI’s training program, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities will earn certification in “Basic Production Principles.” | Damrong Rattanapong/Shutterstock
ERI is collaborating with several other organizations to bring a training program for e-scrap recycling to its Indiana facility. Continue Reading
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
The newly opened facility has been audited for R2v3 and NAID AAA certifications. | Rattanapong/Shutterstock
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
With its latest acquisition, CSI Leasing advances its goal of “building global strategic alliances.” | Damrong Rattanapong/Shutterstock
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