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Shredding operations have begun at evTerra’s 103,000-square-foot Las Vegas facility. | Courtesy of evTerra
E-scrap processor evTerra has activated its large-scale shredding and separation system in Nevada, a significant step in the company’s nationwide expansion project.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Bureau of International Recycling says recycling companies in Europe and elsewhere are struggling with high energy prices. | Hanna Taniukevich/Shutterstock
An international group is sounding an alarm for help for the recycling industry amid high costs, particularly for energy. Continue Reading
Working with the two laptop distribution nonprofits, AT&T will help provide a total of 26,000 computers to those in need as part of the company’s $2 billion commitment, announced in 2021, to address the digital divide. | GaudiLab/Shutterstock
AT&T recently contributed $10 million and employee time to help nonprofit processors bridge the digital divide.