Industry stakeholders say material is flowing again

Published: September 17, 2020
Updated: September 17, 2020
by Colin Staub

E-Scrap Virtual - Panel discussion screenshot

The panel discussion included (clockwise from top left) Traci Phillips of Natural Evolution, Jason Linnell from the National Center for Electronics Recycling, E-Scrap News editor Dan Leif (moderator), S3 Recycling Solutions’ Rod McDaniel, and Jessica Miller of Illinois EPA.

Processors and state programs alike saw a lot less material this spring as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. But in the last couple months, inbound volumes have returned and surged in some cases. That fact has created new challenges.

Lithium-ion battery recycler to build New York facility

Published: September 17, 2020
Updated: September 17, 2020
by Colin Staub

Li-ion batteries collected for recycling

Li-Cycle Incorporated recently announced plans for a Rochester, N.Y. facility capable of processing at least 10 million pounds of lithium-ion batteries per year. | Vietnam stock photos/Shutterstock

Canadian firm Li-Cycle Incorporated, which handles lithium-ion batteries from e-scrap and other sources, is developing a $175 million processing hub in the U.S.

Posted in Top stories | Tagged metals, processors |

Rare earth recycler draws $28 million in federal funding

Published: September 11, 2020
Updated: September 13, 2020
by Colin Staub

Urban Mining Co. operates a magnet recovery facility just south of Austin. | Courtesy of Urban Mining Co.

Urban Mining Co., which uses an innovative process to recycle rare earth magnets, has received financial backing as part of the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Posted in Top stories | Tagged markets, metals, research |

CompuPoint agrees to recycle CRTs to settle lawsuit

Published: September 11, 2020
Updated: September 11, 2020
by Jared Paben

Electronics recycling company CompuPoint USA will collect, ship and recycle CRT material from abandoned Closed Loop sites as part of a court settlement. | Oleksandr_Delyk/Shutterstock

An e-scrap company will take back and recycle the millions of pounds of CRT materials that it originally shipped to Closed Loop Refining and Recovery, under a recently disclosed settlement agreement.

Posted in Top stories | Tagged courts/lawsuits, CRTs |

Institute announces e-scrap research grants and issues RFP

Published: September 11, 2020
Updated: September 11, 2020
by Jared Paben

A number of research projects looking into metal recovery from circuit boards received funding recently. | Borhax/Shutterstock

Research focused on recovering precious metals from printed circuit boards received funding from the REMADE Institute. Meanwhile, the organization will provide up to $35 million for its next round of grants.

Posted in Top stories | Tagged research |

Sims adds site specifically for data center material

Published: September 3, 2020
Updated: September 3, 2020
by Colin Staub

The equipment retired from data centers largely consists of hard drives, memory, networking equipment and more. | Timofeev Vladmir/Shutterstock

Global e-scrap and ITAD processor Sims Lifecycle Services is rolling out a system focused on retiring data center equipment. The company framed the move as a way to increase reuse of components.

Posted in Top stories | Tagged processors, refurbishment/reuse |

In My Opinion: Apple’s policies have wide-reaching impact

Published: September 3, 2020
Updated: September 3, 2020
by Stewart McGrenary, iPad-Recycle

Posted in Opinion, Top stories | Tagged OEMs, refurbishment/reuse |

Furnace supplier scores win in BlueOak case

Published: September 3, 2020
Updated: September 3, 2020
by Jared Paben

An arbitrator found that BlueOak breached and then wrongfully terminated its contract with Tetronics. | Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock

An international dispute arbitrator awarded over $8 million to a U.K. equipment company that provided a furnace to process printed circuit boards in Arkansas.

Posted in Top stories | Tagged courts/lawsuits, processors |

Lawsuits pile on after ITAD vendor’s data mismanagement

Published: August 27, 2020
Updated: August 27, 2020
by Colin Staub

Multiple lawsuits accuse Morgan Stanley of negligence, breach of contract, violation of data security laws and more. | enzozo/Shutterstock

Morgan Stanley faces seven class action lawsuits related to an ITAD vendor’s alleged lapse in data security protocols, and the financial institution is considering legal action against the unnamed processor.

Posted in Top stories | Tagged courts/lawsuits, data security |

Court issues order against former EWSI CEO

Published: August 27, 2020
Updated: August 27, 2020
by Jared Paben

Exterior of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission building.

The court’s order awards the SEC $170,630 in disgorgement, or legally mandated repayment of ill-gotten gains, plus interest on that amount. | Jer123/Shutterstock

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has prevailed in its case against a former e-scrap executive, after the defendant failed to respond to the lawsuit.

Posted in Top stories | Tagged courts/lawsuits |

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