Back to Top

Category: News

E-Scrap News magazine is the premier trade journal for electronics recycling and refurbishment experts. It offers updates on the latest equipment and technology, details trends in electronics recycling legislation, highlights the work of innovative processors, and covers all the other critical industry news.

Sign up for our free weekly e-newsletters to receive the latest news directly.

Long-running Wisconsin program reports record access

Published: June 6, 2024
Updated:

by

E-Cycle Wisconsin recorded its highest number of collection sites and events in the latest program year, such as this 2022 collection event in Madison, Wisconsin. | Photo by David Nevala, courtesy of E-Cycle Wisconsin

E-Cycle Wisconsin reached a long-sought milestone last year: the highest number of collection sites and events in its 14-year history. Continue Reading

Posted in News, Top stories | Tagged |

Lithion begins processing batteries from EVs and e-scrap

Published: June 6, 2024
Updated:

by

Lithion Technologies’ first commercial lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada. | Courtesy of Lithion Technologies

A Quebec-area startup has brought its first commercial lithium-ion battery recycling facility online in Canada and plans to open up shop in the U.S. very soon.  Continue Reading

Posted in News, Top stories | Tagged , , |

Top stories from May 2024

Published: June 6, 2024
Updated:

by

Elnur/Shutterstock

Readers last month were drawn to an analysis of current factors driving the ITAD market, a discussion about upcoming global regulations affecting the e-scrap industry, environmental reporting trends and more. Continue Reading

Posted in News |

Oregon e-scrap recovery tonnage fell in 2022

Published: May 31, 2024
Updated:

by

In 2022, electronics recovery in Oregon decreased by 10%, according to a new state report. | Morten-B/Shutterstock

The amount of material Oregonians disposed of in 2022 dropped significantly from the year before, mainly due to fewer building-destroying wildfires, and electronics made up only 0.4% of the recycled materials.

Continue Reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , |