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The 131,000-square-foot space that had been leased by Closed Loop at 2200 Fairwood Ave. was cleaned up as of July 14, 2021. | Courtesy of Ensafe’s closure report.
On the final day of 2021, a judge approved Kuusakoski’s $6 million legal settlement with Ohio warehouse owners, marking a major milestone in the years-long Closed Loop CRT cleanup case.
A story about Glencore adapting to changing markets was of interest to readers last month. | Courtesy of Glencore
Insights from smelters and news from ITAD service provider attracted ample numbers of clicks last month. Continue Reading
The collaboration will take advantage of the two companies’ large global footprint. | Courtesy of evTerra
Procurri, which offers tech solutions to customers globally, has partnered with Igneo Technologies for e-scrap recycling.
Following a large acquisition and facing a management shakeup, Iron Mountain’s ITAD arm is posting growing revenues. | Bandersnatch/Shutterstock
Data management giant Iron Mountain saw a $213 million bump in its revenue last year because of its acquisition of ITRenew.
The REMADE Institute has funded $98 million worth of projects in the past five years. | NicoElNino/Shutterstock
A federally funded institute is offering up another $10 million in public funds to support recycling, reuse and remanufacturing R&D projects, including projects focused on recovering valuable metals from e-scrap.
Evterra Recycling achieved e-Stewards and RIOS certifications at its Henderson, Nev. facility.
Big moves are taking place in the arena of lithium-ion recycling. | Courtesy of Tevva Media
In recent weeks, Li-Cycle received federal funding for a facility, AquaMetals announced a technology breakthrough and Ecobat shared its plans to build a facility in Arizona.
URT has so far processed about 7.5 tons of batteries one Oregon hauler collected at the curb. | Parilov/Shutterstock
Over the past several years, a handful of Oregon counties decided to switch to curbside battery collection to avoid fires. Universal Recycling Technologies has been processing some of the collected tonnage.
Techno Rescue of Frederick, Md. has achieved e-Stewards certification, making it the only e-Stewards-certified facility in Maryland.
Major smelting companies discussed changing metals prices and cost inflation in recent filings. | Gualtiero Boffi/Shutterstock
Glencore, Umicore and Boliden recently released financial and operational details from their smelting operations in 2022.