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Clover Environmental buys America’s Remanufacturing

Published: June 28, 2023
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George Milton, CEO of Clover, hopes to leverage ARC’s two decades of experience to offer clients the best possible service. | Maxx-Studio/Shutterstock

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Life cycle management services company Clover Environmental Solutions acquired all of America’s Remanufacturing Company’s operating assets for an undisclosed amount.  Continue Reading

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Study assesses environmental cost of excess data storage

Published: June 28, 2023
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The report from Blancco suggests companies that don’t properly manage their data footprints risk violating upcoming sustainability regulations. | Basiczto/Shutterstock

The environmental impact of data footprints is an important but largely overlooked piece of corporate sustainability, research from Blancco suggested.  Continue Reading

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Florida county opts to send e-scrap to incinerator

Published: June 28, 2023
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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

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ERI discloses 2022 operational numbers

Published: June 28, 2023
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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

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European smelters wrestle with fire, thefts, worker deaths

Published: June 22, 2023
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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

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