Lithium-ion batteries have caused numerous fires around the country, both in e-scrap facilities and in materials recovery facilities. | Mehaniq/Shutterstock
An e-scrap firm recently described the fire hazard lithium-ion batteries present and emphasized the importance of identifying and properly handling them.
4L Holdings, the parent company for Clover Wireless, voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December. | TheaDesign/Shutterstock
A major North American phone repair and remarketing company has received court approval to restructure its debt, allowing it to come out of bankruptcy in the coming days.
In Olympia, Wash., right-to-repair proponents and opponents testified during a Jan. 21 hearing in front of the Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Committee. | jfergusonphotos/Shutterstock
Electronics repair stakeholders clashed over right-to-repair legislation in Washington state this week, as a number of state legislatures begin taking up similar bills.
In April, the Chinese government will enact new requirements for pellet imports. | Piyathep/Shutterstock
Officials in Beijing are set to enact new requirements around the purity of recycled plastic pellets imported into China, which could disrupt international markets for U.S. e-plastics.
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Wisconsin is considering requiring most e-scrap processing facilities to obtain solid waste processing licenses. | Iryna Imago/Shutterstock
Wisconsin regulators are drafting rules that would require additional electronics recycling processors to set aside money for facility closure and cleanup costs.
SERI will accept public comments on their updated draft via an online form. | TypoArt BS/Shutterstock
Sustainable Electronics Recycling International has released a revised draft of the new R2 standard for comment. Meanwhile, the organization will provide a grant for the use of GPS tracking devices.
A draft update to the e-Stewards standard has been released and is open for public comment. | SFIO CRACHO/Shutterstock
Recently, e-Stewards offered details on updates to certification criteria and outlined audit results. It also announced the first companies to join a workforce training program.
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A range of stories drew attention in 2019, including a major CRT lawsuit. | pnuar006/Shutterstock
The past year has given e-scrap and ITAD professionals plenty of reasons to click on our content. A major CRT lawsuit, the fallout from a processor export scandal and Arrow’s decision to exit the business emerged as the topics grabbing the most attention from readers.
Supermicro’s annual survey found fewer respondents are choosing certified recycling operators. | Maximumm/Shutterstock
A survey of data centers found the IT-rich facilities are moving in the wrong direction when it comes to recycling their hardware.