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As Bitcoin continues to rise, so does its e-scrap impact

Published: September 23, 2021
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Bitcoin miners on shelves.

New research quantifies the e-scrap impact from Bitcoin mining, the energy- and hardware-intensive process of creating new Bitcoins. | Arina P Habich / Shutterstock

Bitcoin mining generates 67.7 million pounds of end-of-life electronics worldwide per year, according to a recent analysis. That’s substantially higher than estimates from just a year ago.

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California labeling bill touches on electronics recyclability

Published: September 16, 2021
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California's capitol building in Sacramento.

California legislators recently approved legislation regulating labeling on plastic packaging, with implications for electronics as well. | Bobkeenan Photography / Shutterstock

California legislation targeting how plastic packaging is labeled also affects recycling labels for consumer electronics, according to industry groups.

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Feds eye industry partners for e-scrap sorting tech

Published: September 16, 2021
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A materials separation module used for demonstrations at Argonne National Laboratory, located outside of Chicago. | Courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists at a U.S. Department of Energy lab have developed unique tools that can be used to clean up shredded e-scrap, and they want to demonstrate them to e-scrap processors.

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Apple faces shareholder action targeting repair policy

Published: September 16, 2021
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Inside an Apple store in Hong Kong.

An Apple shareholder resolution follows a similar effort at Microsoft earlier this year. | Al.geba / Shutterstock

An environment-focused investment firm this month filed a shareholder resolution with Apple, asking the OEM to move away from its “restrictive” product repair policies.

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CRT cleanup to begin at former DP Electronic Recycling site

Published: September 10, 2021
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CRT television tube on black background.

URT plans to remove the first load of CRT material on Sept. 17 and then haul out three loads a week. | underworld / Shutterstock

Universal Recycling Technologies has been hired to clean up 1.7 million pounds of CRT materials abandoned by a closed Wisconsin e-scrap company.

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Pacific Northwest processor opens new facility

Published: September 10, 2021
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E-scrap for recycling.

With a Sept. 7 facility opening in Spokane Valley, Wash., Total Reclaim now has five locations. | Koy Hipster / Shutterstock

A new Total Reclaim e-scrap plant in eastern Washington will dismantle and aggregate a variety of equipment types before shipping material to Seattle for further processing, according to the company.

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Sims expands into Mexico with new facility

Published: September 2, 2021
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Sims Lifecycle Services Mexico facility.

Sims Lifecycle Services recently opened an IT asset disposition facility in Guadalajara, Mexico. | Courtesy of Sims Lifecycle Services

Sims Lifecycle Services has opened a processing center in Mexico, where the company has seen growing demand for ITAD and data center decommissioning services.

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Lawmakers update Wisconsin’s e-scrap law

Published: September 2, 2021
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Wisconsin state capitol building area.

A bill signed into law last month makes a number of changes to Wisconsin’s 11-year-old EPR law for electronics. | Sean Pavone / Shutterstock

Under a recently signed bill, all K-12 schools in Wisconsin will be able to recycle e-scrap through the state’s extended producer responsibility program.

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E-scrap metal notches record high value

Published: September 2, 2021
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Stock market graph indicating higher prices.

Aluminum is one of the metals e-scrap companies recover from electronics, in addition to precious metals, copper and steel. | ST House Studio / Shutterstock

Aluminum prices have climbed to their highest levels in over a decade, providing a boost for processors extracting the non-ferrous metal from scrap electronics.

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