The Electronics Sustainability Summit, held in Austin, Texas, from Oct. 22-24, featured a day focused on mobile device repair. | Colin Staub / Resource Recycling, Inc.
Repair shops and advocates convened during the first day of the Electronics Sustainability Summit this week to share tips on improving repair businesses, the evolution of OEM and repair community relationships and the repair legislative landscape. Continue Reading
Wisconsin-based URT was cited for employees being exposed to heavy metals during CRT dismantling, and the company president emphasized that the company has been working with OSHA for a year on the issues. | Drazah/Shutterstock
Federal regulators have fined URT more than $200,000 for multiple instances of workers exposed to elevated lead and cadmium levels during cathode ray tube device dismantling at the company’s Wisconsin location. Continue Reading
Mint’s Australian processing plant is the company’s first commercial-scale operation, and it’s now bringing that hydrometallurgical processing technology to North America. | Courtesy of Mint Innovation
After several years commercializing its technology, Australia-based hydrometallurgical processing company Mint Innovation is getting ready to build its first U.S. facility, which will provide an outlet for various grades of circuit boards. Continue Reading
In 2023, of the more than 275,000 assets DMD Systems Recovery processed, slightly more than 100,000 were reused. | Maximumm/Shutterstock
Arizona-based ITAD company DMD Systems Recovery shared recycling and reuse data in its 2023 impact report, and updated its carbon-neutral goals.
Nearly 1,000 electronics reuse and recycling professionals came to Orlando, Florida, last week to reconnect with colleagues, make deals in the exhibit hall and learn about industry trends and best practices in the session rooms. Event photographer Big Wave Productions captured the action at the 2024 E-Scrap Conference.
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In announcing the plan, the California-based ITAD firm said the number of shares and price range had not yet been determined. | JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock
Leaders of major ITAD firm Ingram Micro have signaled their intent to list the company on the New York Stock Exchange, which would mark a return to publicly traded status after about eight years as a private company.
A private equity firm, MBK Partners, and shareholder Young Poong submitted a bid to purchase a majority stake in Korea Zinc, a move the smelting company called a “hostile takeover.” | Pavel Kapysh/Shutterstock
Top executives at South Korean smelting giant Korea Zinc are locked in a battle with a private equity firm that wants to seize control of the company. As the fight has spilled into the public arena, the equity firm has attacked the company’s recent business decisions, including its purchase of U.S.-based processor Igneo Holdings. Continue Reading
Attendees chat during the E-Scrap Conference in Orlando, Florida. Photo by Big Wave Production / Resource Recycling
Around 950 attendees came to Orlando, Florida, to take in exhibitor booths, sessions on the latest industry trends and laws, and workshops on certification standards at the 2024 E-Scrap Conference – but also to mourn the sudden loss of e-scrap veteran Billy Johnson just before the show. Continue Reading
The EU will roll out Digital Product Passports in 2027, to provide a clear accounting of the life cycle of batteries and eventually many other items. | Giannis Papanikos/Shutterstock
Although the European Union is still several years away from implementing its inaugural Digital Product Passport regulations, e-scrap market participants who do business with Europe are preparing for this new phase in sustainability regulations.
Six battery recycling projects received funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. | JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued $725 million to six U.S. lithium-ion battery recycling projects, including two companies that will bring in batteries from consumer electronics. Continue Reading
