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T-Mobile USA alleges Belmont Trading owes it millions of dollars in revenue from the sales of T-Mobile’s reusable and end-of-life devices. | DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock
One of the largest wireless carriers in the country filed suit against its phone resale and recycling vendor, claiming it has been shortchanged $6.6 million.
The Tuscaloosa, Ala. facility uses Li-Cycle’s patented technology to process full EV battery packs without dismantling. | Courtesy of Li-Cycle
Lithium-ion battery processor Li-Cycle brought its Alabama location on-line, giving the company an additional capacity of 10,000 tons per year.
The bill would expand OEMs’ requirements for providing public outreach and awareness, change deadlines for manufacturers to submit stewardship registration applications, and more. | DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock
Washington, D.C. leaders next week will hold a hearing on legislation making various changes to the district’s extended producer responsibility program for electronics.
California legislators have sent a pair of e-scrap related bills to the Governor. | Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock
Battery-embedded products are on track to be included in California’s Electronic Waste Recycling Act after a bill passed the Senate and Assembly.
ATR is scheduled to close on its purchase and take possession of a 38,000-square-foot building on nearly 13 acres in Pensacola, Fla. on Friday, Sept. 23. | Courtesy of Google street view
ATR will open an electronics refurbishing and resale facility in Pensacola, Fla., move its Midwest headquarters to the building and then construct a separate ITAD facility on the property.
The financial costs from Morgan Stanley’s ITAD project mismanagement have grown to over $163 million. | JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock
This story has been updated.
Morgan Stanley’s years of IT asset disposition errors have cost the banking giant over $163 million, according to an updated E-Scrap News tally. New details on the data loss incidents have also recently come to light.
Glencore’s Horne smelter is facing public concerns over air pollution. | Courtesy of Glencore
The top government official in Quebec suggested public concerns over air pollution could lead the province to close Glencore’s Horne smelting site, a key downstream for North America’s e-scrap.