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The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery recommended increasing the payment for recovery and processing payments for CRTs but keeping the non-CRT payments at the current rate. | Donald Walker/Shutterstock
E-scrap processors who participate in California’s state program could again receive a boost in some payments in the coming year. Continue Reading
Sustainable Electronics Recycling International’s survey received 55 responses over two and a half weeks representing 214 facilities worldwide. | Jared Paben/Resource Recycling
A recently published survey of e-scrap companies in the U.S. and abroad offered a look at how many operators are handling plastics recovered from devices. It also provided insights on why a domestic e-plastics processing industry has yet to develop. Continue Reading
The DiskMantler vibrates hard drives into their component parts. | Courtesy of Garner Products
Recently unveiled equipment from Garner Products dismantles hard drives in roughly one minute using strong vibration, which the company frames as an alternative to shredding in asset recovery. Continue Reading
Microsoft said schools will be charged $1 per computer for the first year, $2 the following year and $4 the third year for the extended support for Windows 10. | Wachiwit/Shutterstock
Several months after announcing it planned to offer extended support for Windows 10, Microsoft named its price for schools and businesses – the cost for individuals is still yet to be announced. Continue Reading
The nonprofit leader submitted false documents, including altered check images and fictitious invoices, to secure funds. | Proxima Studio/Shutterstock
The former head of a Nebraska nonprofit will serve four months in prison after she admitted to submitting fraudulent documents to secure public grant funds meant for electronics recycling collection events. Continue Reading
The U.S. Department of Energy on March 28 announced 17 projects that will receive a combined $62 million in government funding to improve consumer access to battery recycling and to improve the economics of battery processing. | Sergii Chernov/Shutterstock
Municipal collection events. Fire safety systems. Robotic sortation upgrades. These are a few of the numerous battery recycling efforts to receive a combined $62 million in government funding made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Continue Reading
E-scrap and ITAD firm Sunnking rebranded to Sunnking Sustainable Solutions to emphasize four key areas of services offered: ITAD, asset recovery, data destruction and ESG reporting. | Chayanuphol/Shutterstock
E-scrap and ITAD firm Sunnking has changed its name to reflect the wider suite of services the company performs beyond asset recovery. Among those services, the company is highlighting the sustainability metrics it reports for clients, which is a growing trend throughout the asset recovery sector. Continue Reading