Category: Industry Announcements

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News from Boliden, iFixit and more

Published: July 12, 2023
Updated: July 12, 2023
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News from National Waste and Recycling Association, Regenx and more

Published: June 28, 2023
Updated: June 28, 2023
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News from ISRI, Shred America and more

Published: June 22, 2023
Updated: June 22, 2023
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News from California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Samsung and more

Published: June 14, 2023
Updated: June 14, 2023
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News from Assurant, ERI and more

Published: June 7, 2023
Updated: June 7, 2023
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News from EPRA, Li-Cycle and more

Published: June 1, 2023
Updated: June 1, 2023
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News from AES, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery and more

Published: May 24, 2023
Updated: May 24, 2023
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News from Fairphone, HyperOffice and more

Published: May 17, 2023
Updated: May 17, 2023
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News from ER2, GreenChip and more

Published: May 10, 2023
Updated: May 10, 2023
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News from Aqua Metals, Colorado and more

Published: May 3, 2023
Updated: May 3, 2023
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The latest e-scrap industry news

Top stories from May 2025
Battery management insights at the Recycled Materials Association’s 2025 conference drew reader attention last month, as did stories covering the liability fallout from an Iowa CRT stockpile, solar recycling developments, battery processor Li-Cycle’s financial woes, and enforcement actions against e-scrap imports in Southeast Asia.
Texas A&M researches rare earth extraction
Researchers at Texas A&M University say they’re developing a more efficient way to recycle rare earth elements from e-scrap with a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Report evaluates causes of unnecessary device disposal
Stolen devices are a bigger cause of data loss than ransomware and stolen credentials, the response to which could lead to the destruction of reusable devices, according to a report from Blancco Technology Group.
ERI details 2024 activities, including battery push
Last year was a busy one for ERI, bringing the launch of the company’s first in-house alkaline battery processing facility, establishment of a new stable e-plastics downstream and the rollout of the latest edition of the company’s automated device identification system.
Policy round-up: Solar stewardship, state changes
Bills adding solar facility recycling requirements in Texas and changes to Illinois’ e-scrap recycling program are sitting on their respective governors’ desks.
Dynamic, Bloom launch first e-scrap carbon inset registry
European advisory firm Bloom ESG has launched the first carbon inset registry specific to the ITAD and e-scrap sectors, in partnership with Wisconsin-based Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations.
Bill would create critical minerals task force
A federal lawmaker has introduced the “Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force Act,” seeking to diminish U.S. reliance on China for critical minerals via domestic mining, recycling and finding other trade partners.