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EV battery recycler expands into consumer electronics

Published: November 17, 2022
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Audi logo on company dealership.

The consumer recycling program will allow people to drop off old devices and rechargeable batteries at select Audi dealerships. | Hrach Hovhannisyan/Shutterstock

Redwood Materials, a company founded on recycling lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles, launched a consumer recycling program in partnership with Audi to capture more batteries. 

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ITAD provider opens Los Angeles-area facility

Published: November 9, 2022
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NCS Global's Inglewood, Calif. facility exterior.

NCS’s Inglewood, Calif. facility began operations in mid-October. | Courtesy of NCS Global

NCS Global has opened a facility in the Los Angeles area, allowing the company to directly provide services to West Coast customers that it’s currently relying on partners to serve. 

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Blockchain tool for ITAD trading comes closer to fruition

Published: November 9, 2022
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Server rack closeup.

A system under development allows different companies in the ITAD value chain to share one digital ledger, recording the chain of custody for material. | basiczto/Shutterstock

Industry stakeholders have taken the next steps on a blockchain-based project to better track data and reduce the possibility of fraud in device buying and selling.

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European project tests circular business models

Published: November 9, 2022
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Presenters on stage at the C-SERVEES event.

The AIMPLAS-coordinated project sought to test the efficacy of several circular business models, including ecodesign, ecoleasing and improved waste management. | Courtesy of AIMPLAS

Four years of work on circular business models in the electronics sector wrapped up in mid-October, when the C-SERVEES Project gave its final report. 

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Our top stories from October 2022

Published: November 2, 2022
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T-Mobile sign on company store.

T-Mobile’s legal action against Belmont Trading drew our readers’ interest last month. | DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock

Stories about court conflicts, air pollution concerns and other topics drew our readers’ clicks last month.

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