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Nationwide, ITAD provider EPC processes over 100,000 units per month, with the new facility adding 5-10% of that to start. | MMilda/Shutterstock
ITAD provider EPC is opening a facility near its corporate headquarters to help companies leverage refurbished electronics, an increasingly important trend as the pandemic roils supply chains.
Echo Environmental is based in a massive processing facility in Carrollton, Texas, which is a suburb of Dallas. | Google Streetview
Strong commodity markets, a booming device resale business and a couple of acquisitions drove profitability for a group of southwestern U.S. electronics processors last year.
The leader of battery stewardship organization Call2Recycle says stakeholders should align themselves behind consistent policies to bolster battery recycling to avoid furthering the patchwork of local regulations. | Aksana Tsishyna/Shutterstock
Shredded batteries at the Princeton NuEnergy facility in Bordentown, N.J. | Molly Seltzer, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. Courtesy of Princeton University
Partnerships and plans to expand lithium-ion battery recycling are moving forward globally, with several companies announcing collaborations, funding and construction progress.
In total, PCs for People distributed over 57,000 refurbished computers in 2021. | Courtesy of PCs for People
PCs for People will provide an additional 10,000 used computers to low-income job seekers this year, thanks to a $5 million grant from a tech company.
Sims Lifecycle Service reported earnings for the first half of the 2022 fiscal year were up about 46% year-over-year. | suphakit73/Shutterstock
ITAD and data center services company Sims Lifecycle Service boosted its sales and profits during the latter half of last year, according to recent financial filings.
The U.S. government is investing millions of dollars to develop technologies to recover rare earths, such as neodymium. | RHJPhtotoandilustration/Shutterstock
The U.S. military has kickstarted a $5 million project to research and develop technologies for recovering critical metals from e-scrap.
Back Market’s service aims to recirculate the estimated 100 million devices sitting in drawers across the country. | andras csontos/Shutterstock
Online refurbished electronics marketplace Back Market has started a U.S. program that allows consumers to sell their devices directly to refurbishers.