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The Texas facility will use solvents to recover copper, gold and more from dissolved circuit boards, providing an alternative to traditional smelting. | Photo courtesy Mint Innovation
Mint Innovation, an Australian company that is scaling up a hydrometallurgical technology to recover precious metals from e-scrap, this week began construction on a $20 million refinery in Texas capable of processing nearly 9 million pounds per year of printed circuit boards. Continue Reading
During the year, the South Korean company processed more than 100,000 metric tons of assets, and made progress toward its 2030 goal of 1 million metric tons of assets repurposed. | Maxx Studio/Shutterstock
Korea-based ITAD giant SK Tes processed more than 100,000 metric tons of IT assets last year, the company reported in its newly released 2023 sustainability report. Continue Reading
Trashie is offering its “tech take back box” in two size options, small and medium. | Courtesy of Trashie
Known for mail-in consumer textile recycling, Trashie is moving from closets to junk drawers with mail-in e-scrap recycling, which launched on Dec. 2. Continue Reading
While getting insurance for facilities has become much more difficult and costly, working closely with a broker to tell a story of safety can bring down costs, panelists said at the 2024 E-Scrap Conference. | Big Wave Productions/Resource Recycling
Rising insurance costs have been a topic of concern for several years, and while battery-induced fires have caught much of the attention, panelists at the 2024 E-Scrap Conference said there’s more to it – and more options are available to ease the pressure. Continue Reading
The study found flame retardants in some black plastic kitchen utensils that contained recycled resin. | Jared Paben/Resource Recycling
A recent study has focused public attention on household products containing plastic that the authors suggest was recovered from electronics, raising safety concerns about chemicals contained within the recycled content.
Bob Johnson speaks onstage at the 2024 E-Scrap Conference in Orlando. | Big Wave Productions / Resource Recycling, Inc.
When it comes to ITAD data protection and privacy compliance, I tend not to be an alarmist. For the most part, service providers, especially certified service providers, operate in a compliant manner and are actually more secure and compliant than the clients they serve. Continue Reading
The announcement helped boost Ingram Micro’s newly launched shares on the New York Stock Exchange. | Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock
Major ITAD firm Ingram Micro has reached a strategic distribution agreement to extend 1Password’s identity security offerings to North American business customers. Continue Reading