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Pinellas County, Fla. officials said residents have disposed of more e-scrap through their regular garbage than the household hazardous waste program. | Mameraman/Shutterstock
Two municipalities in Florida have sidestepped sending household e-scrap to their contracted processor for recycling and are instead hauling material to a waste-to-energy plant. Continue Reading
The company recovered 650,000 electronic components for resale or reuse in 2022. | Mameraman/Shutterstock
ERI processed slightly fewer total pounds of electronics last year, but the weight of devices it diverted for reuse increased, according to the company’s latest sustainability report. Continue Reading
The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Continue Reading
Aurubis has managed to continue production despite its troubles, but Rönnskär is facing a several-week-long shutdown following a major fire. | Nuroon Jampaklai/Shutterstock
Three worker deaths and a theft ring investigation upset operations at an Aurubis facility in Hamburg, Germany, and a serious fire shut down production at Boliden’s Rönnskär’s copper smelter in Skelleftehamn, Sweden. Continue Reading
Complete Recycling Solutions will continue to be led by its co-founder and CEO, Keith Boyea. | Gonzo/Shutterstock
Massachusetts e-scrap processor Complete Recycling Solutions has been acquired by TerraCycle US, a company that specializes in collection of regulated waste and other scrap streams. Continue Reading
The acquisition of Colt Recycling will give global metals recycling company Elemental Holding Group its first consumer electronics recycling- and reuse-focused operations in North America. | Courtesy of Colt Recycling
Global metals recycling company Elemental reached a deal to acquire e-scrap recycling and ITAD company Colt Recycling. The agreement came shortly after Colt doubled its e-scrap recycling capacity in the eastern U.S. Continue Reading
The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Continue Reading
A report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group estimated that taxpayers could save $1.8 billion on Chromebooks for schools if the devices’ lifespans were doubled. | Konstantin Savusia/Shutterstock
The U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund says Google needs to extend the software expiration date of its Chromebooks. Continue Reading