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A high-profile recycling commission in California has published its endorsement of right-to-repair policies.
Copper prices, lawsuits and a processor’s sorting system installation were among the articles that drew readers attention last month.
E-scrap processor Kuusakoski has agreed to pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit demanding that it help clean up massive CRT stockpiles in Columbus, Ohio.
Companies with R2-certified facilities will be able to access discounted RIOS environmental health and safety management resources through a new partnership.
Recent changes to global regulations on scrap plastic shipments have shaken up the export market for plastics recovered from electronics.
E-scrap processors in California could get paid by the state to recycle additional types of electronic devices, depending on the outcome of toxicity testing by officials.
Certainly, the past year has been one like no other. And in the electronics recycling and ITAD industry, the global pandemic was just one of many developments shaping business conditions. Legal tussles, issues around low-value materials, and commodity market volatility were all e-scrap industry realities in 2020 as well.
Many companies in the ITAD sector are searching for the best way to expand into international markets. For Ingram Micro, the playbook is clear: Follow the flow of new hardware.