Scientists evaluated employee exposure to toxic metals and flame retardants at Cascade Asset Management. The results and their suggested fixes could help other electronics processors improve health and safety.
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Scientists evaluated employee exposure to toxic metals and flame retardants at Cascade Asset Management. The results and their suggested fixes could help other electronics processors improve health and safety.
Recently released reports detail instances of electronics manufacturers failing to meet recycling and reuse criteria under the EPEAT program last year.
The owners of e-scrap processor Total Reclaim have been sentenced to 28 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges related to their export of LCD devices to Hong Kong.
This article has been corrected.
Metech Recycling, which operates five U.S. sites and encountered CRT storage issues recently, has been acquired by a group of investors associated with First America Metal Corp.
A random sampling of second-hand electronics for sale around Wisconsin found significant amounts of data, including hundreds of pieces of personally identifiable information.
The establishment of a partner network is allowing Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations to service customers globally without requiring the U.S. company to own and operate overseas facilities.
University researchers in Texas are developing a nontoxic leaching solution to recover cobalt and lithium from end-of-life batteries.
Ingrid Sinclair, Sims Recycling Solutions
With massive amounts of server farm electronics expected to be replaced in coming years, Sims Recycling Solutions has its head solidly in the cloud.
The Basel Action Network exports watchdog group and Canadian e-scrap company Electronic Recycling Association have ended their legal battle, shortly after a judge tossed out some of the processor’s claims.
Brian Brundage, CEO of now-defunct processor Intercon Solutions, has been sentenced to three years in prison for fraud and tax evasion crimes.