The draft rules in Wisconsin will boost government oversight of e-scrap processors, with a goal of preventing expensive e-scrap cleanups. | Michail Petrov/Shutterstock
Wisconsin’s draft e-scrap regulations will mean added expenses for businesses, but the bulk of the costs will fall on OEMs, not e-scrap processors, according to a state analysis.
A former e-scrap company owner faces potential prison time, fines and supervised release following any prison time served. | Zolnierek/Shutterstock
The leader of a company that stockpiled CRT materials in the Midwest has pleaded guilty to criminal charges of storing and stockpiling hazardous waste, federal prosecutors announced this week.
Europe has seen a number of electronics recycling newsworthy events recently. | sasirin pamai / Shutterstock
Right-to-repair legislation now covers TVs across the European Union, and the U.K. is looking into a significant expansion in residential e-scrap collection.
Employees outside the newly acquired processing facility in Costa Rica. | Courtesy of Quantum Lifecycle Partners
One of Canada’s largest e-scrap processors has made the leap to Latin America.
Samsung supports collection of e-scrap of any brand at uBreakiFix U.S. locations, of which there are now 570. | Zigres / Shutterstock
Shortly after establishing an e-scrap collection partnership, Samsung and the repair-focused franchise uBreakiFix have launched a recycling awareness campaign.
The deal gives Regency Technologies a total of nine facilities and over 1,000 employees. | mojo cp/Shutterstock
This story has been updated.
Regency Technologies has purchased GEEP USA, giving the already-large processor facilities in Michigan and North Carolina.
St. Louis-based EPC opened a 4,000-square-foot facility near Lima, Peru. | Wollertz/Shutterstock
Processor EPC recently expanded with a location in Peru, boosting the company’s presence in Latin America.
Court records detail how much material was stored at each 5R site, estimated cleanup costs and who will shoulder the financial burden of removing the hazardous waste. | Boonchuay1970/Shutterstock
A property owner paid $1.1 million to clean up e-scrap abandoned by 5R Processors in Tennessee. State regulators say a similar effort in Wisconsin will cost close to $2 million – and could come out of public funds.
Researchers explained that their method demonstrates metal purification can occur at much lower temperatures than typically used. | nikkytok/Shutterstock
Iowa State University engineers have developed a method that uses oxidation technology to recover pure precious metals from e-scrap.
An investigation found numerous instances of e-scrap contract dustups tied to three companies started by Bruce Manssuer: Diversified Asset Recovery, Secure Recycling and Cornerstone Technologies.