Category: E-Scrap News Magazine

First Person Perspective: Let’s protect workers from an overlooked toxin in the stream

Published: October 18, 2022
Updated: October 18, 2022
by Diana Ceballos and Marty Alvarez

Sounding off on CRTs

Published: June 13, 2017
Updated: May 20, 2022
by Editorial Staff

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged CRTs, March 2017 |

Still a top priority

Published: December 8, 2021
Updated: December 9, 2021
by Bob Johnson

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged Fall 2021 |

The buyer perspective

Published: May 30, 2021
Updated: November 30, 2021
by Colin Staub

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged markets, metals, Winter 2021 |

First Person Perspective: Stewardship group ready to help navigate big changes in Canada

Published: May 20, 2021
Updated: November 30, 2021
by Jay Illingworth

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged Canada, EPR/Stewardship, Winter 2021 |

Q&A: Coordination across continents

Published: November 24, 2021
Updated: November 24, 2021
by Dan Leif

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged Q&A, Spring 2021 |

Troubling track record

Published: November 24, 2021
Updated: November 24, 2021
by Jared Paben

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged courts/lawsuits, Spring 2021 |

Emerging outlets

Published: November 24, 2021
Updated: November 24, 2021
by Jared Paben and Colin Staub

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged e-plastics, markets, Spring 2021 |

First Person Perspective: Are you destroying SSDs correctly?

Published: November 24, 2021
Updated: November 24, 2021
by Serdar Bankaci

A sample of a drilled drive with the internal circuit board still intact. | Courtesy of CyberCrunch

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged Spring 2021 |

Panel discussion

Published: June 23, 2021
Updated: June 30, 2021
by Melissa Ann Schmid

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged Winter 2021 |

The latest e-scrap industry news

Korea Zinc continues fighting takeover
The power struggle between South Korean smelting company Korea Zinc and a private equity firm that wants to seize control of the company is continuing, with both using press conferences and statements to publicly attack the other’s business decisions.
Guest analysis: Reflecting on a year of industry recovery
The U.S. IT asset disposition and electronics recycling industries struggled to sustain growth in 2023 because of a dormant market, dominated by lack of demand for used equipment and parts, and hesitation from companies that have refrained from relinquishing their aging assets. Asset procurement on the upstream side and trading in the downstream sector were weak, and as a result, prices fell substantially.
Trade tensions emphasize e-scrap recycling needs
As technology trade tensions between China and the U.S. escalate, bans on trading minerals used in producing LED screens, semiconductors, chips and batteries are again putting the recycling sector in the spotlight.
Industry preps for Basel rules as Canada exempts US trade
With just weeks to go before new e-scrap trading regulations take effect worldwide, companies are feeling cautiously optimistic that trade disruption will be softer than it could have been.
Top stories from November 2024
Last month, readers were drawn to coverage of an emerging x-ray sorting technology supplier, a CRT processor’s compliance agreement, a major ITAD firm’s analysis of AI opportunities, an interview with the recently appointed RIOS leader, and a data security session at the E-Scrap Conference.
Cyclic, Glencore sign multi-year agreement for copper
Metals and rare earth processor Cyclic Materials signed a multi-year offtake agreement with Glencore to send the smelter copper from e-scrap, batteries and electric motors.
Amazon shares progress in e-scrap diversion
Amazon’s sustainability efforts have resulted in millions of components being diverted from landfills and in longer useful lifespans for equipment, the company announced on its website earlier this month.