MP Materials, which operates the only U.S. rare earth mine, is building out recycling capacity that will recover rare earths from end-of-life post-consumer electronics, with support from Apple. | Photo courtesy Apple
Domestic rare earth company MP Materials and major OEM Apple this week announced a collaboration in which Apple has committed to buy $500 million in magnets from MP. The project will involve the companies harvesting rare earth minerals from recycled electronics.
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Bloom’s impact reporting tool has been endorsed by major certification standard e-Stewards. | Mameraman/Shutterstock
A major enterprise resource planning software platform will provide clients with access to Bloom ESG’s environmental impact reporting calculator, and another major ITAD firm has adopted Bloom’s calculator and agreed to provide data that will bolster Bloom’s reporting capabilities. Continue Reading
LG Electronics has a goal to collect 8 million tons of end-of-life electronics by 2030, from a 2006 baseline. | Roman Chekhovskoi/Shutterstock
South Korea-based heavyweight LG Electronics saw mixed results in its 2024 sustainability report, but continued to make progress toward 2030 goals while forming high-profile partnerships in both Asia and the U.S. Continue Reading
Now known as Metallium, MTM Critical Metals is building its first U.S. location in Houston, with plans to expand. | Petr Bonek/Shutterstock
MTM Critical Metals, a metals refiner that processes e-scrap, will expand operations beyond Western Australia and into the U.S. amid a rebranding, the company announced during a recent investor call.
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Project stakeholders tour RecycleForce in May, observing an on-site rare earth recovery system built around acid-free dissolution technology. | Photo courtesy RecycleForce
Editor’s Note: Learn more in person – RecycleForce and Ames National Lab will speak about the rare earth recovery project during a plenary session at the 2025 E-Scrap Conference, set for Oct. 27-29 in Grapevine, Texas.
A pilot project is demonstrating a bolt-on modular system that could make it logistically and economically feasible for e-scrap processors to recover rare earth elements from end-of-life electronics within their existing facilities. Continue Reading
The share of households with unwanted electronics was flat to lower in Statistics Canada’s biennial survey. | Veja/Shutterstock
The portion of Canadians reporting unwanted electronics awaiting disposal was flat to lower, according to the most recent national survey measuring how residents are generating and managing e-scrap amid increased use of technology. Continue Reading
As of July 1, manufacturers must notify California retailers selling certain devices that they are subject to a recycling fee. | Vietnam Stock Photos/Shutterstock
As of July 1, manufacturers of covered battery-embedded products must comply with new requirements in California, as part of the state’s expansion of its long-running e-scrap program. Continue Reading
ITAD company Sunnking reached a 97% diversion rate and saw a continued increase in processing rate from 2023. | Photo courtesy Sunnking Sustainable Solutions
Processor Sunnking Sustainable Solutions collected more than 24 million pounds of electronics in 2024 and recycled 5% more e-scrap than the prior year, according to its recently released sustainability report. Continue Reading
The petition centers on device theft that occurred during IT asset disposition jobs in the Washington, D.C. area in 2022 and 2023. | ThamKC/Shutterstock
A petition is gathering signatures to compel the e-Stewards, i-SIGMA and R2 certifications to publicly address and investigate an IT asset disposition-connected data breach that came to light early this year. All three certifications responded in statements to E-Scrap News. Continue Reading
The first-of-its-kind BIDS unit processes electronics up to laptop size and can safely handle lithium-ion batteries. | Photo courtesy Jeff Gloyd.
Seeing the lack of smaller-scale systems suited for processing small personal devices containing lithium-ion batteries, Houston-based Gloyd Recycling Solutions developed what it says is the first marketed device to shred battery-containing devices of laptop size and smaller. Continue Reading