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Rare earth recycler draws $28 million in federal funding

Published: September 11, 2020
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Urban Mining Co. operates a magnet recovery facility just south of Austin. | Courtesy of Urban Mining Co.

Urban Mining Co., which uses an innovative process to recycle rare earth magnets, has received financial backing as part of the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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CompuPoint agrees to recycle CRTs to settle lawsuit

Published: September 11, 2020
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Electronics recycling company CompuPoint USA will collect, ship and recycle CRT material from abandoned Closed Loop sites as part of a court settlement. | Oleksandr_Delyk/Shutterstock

An e-scrap company will take back and recycle the millions of pounds of CRT materials that it originally shipped to Closed Loop Refining and Recovery, under a recently disclosed settlement agreement.

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Institute announces e-scrap research grants and issues RFP

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A number of research projects looking into metal recovery from circuit boards received funding recently. | Borhax/Shutterstock

Research focused on recovering precious metals from printed circuit boards received funding from the REMADE Institute. Meanwhile, the organization will provide up to $35 million for its next round of grants.

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Our top stories from August 2020

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News about a data mismanagement incident caught attention last month. | Chim/Shutterstock

A variety of articles drew our readers’ attention last month, including those covering a high-profile data loss, CRT lawsuit against OEMs, processor acquisitions and more.

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Sims adds site specifically for data center material

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The equipment retired from data centers largely consists of hard drives, memory, networking equipment and more. | Timofeev Vladmir/Shutterstock

Global e-scrap and ITAD processor Sims Lifecycle Services is rolling out a system focused on retiring data center equipment. The company framed the move as a way to increase reuse of components.

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Company refines EV battery recycling method using e-scrap

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Redwood Materials recently raised $40 million to fund its efforts to develop a battery recycling process to supply the electric vehicle market. | Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock

A Nevada startup looking to build a major electric vehicle battery recycling operation is starting off by processing batteries from consumer electronics.

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Furnace supplier scores win in BlueOak case

Published: September 3, 2020
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An arbitrator found that BlueOak breached and then wrongfully terminated its contract with Tetronics. | Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock

An international dispute arbitrator awarded over $8 million to a U.K. equipment company that provided a furnace to process printed circuit boards in Arkansas.

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