An e-scrap processor has completed a $19 million update to its headquarters, adding a facility that began operating last month.
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An e-scrap processor has completed a $19 million update to its headquarters, adding a facility that began operating last month.
The former head of an e-scrap startup has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy and fraud. He has appealed, claiming ineffective representation from his court-appointed attorney.
An assessment by E-Scrap News shows the vast majority of the recovered electronic material handled in the U.S. is processed by companies employing third-party-certified environmental, health and safety practices.
Whole Foods Market California and two companies it owns will pay over $1.6 million to settle allegations they improperly disposed of electronics and hazardous wastes.
An upcoming South Carolina processing facility will handle CRTs, circuit boards, scrap plastics and more, a company leader has confirmed to E-Scrap News.
Metech International will jettison its e-scrap recycling business, citing financial losses caused by hazardous waste compliance issues and other challenges.
Even if consumers say smartphone repairability is important to them, brand popularity may be a more important factor in prolonging a device’s life, a study concluded.
Proposed changes to international fire regulations could impact e-scrap and ITAD companies by requiring new lithium-ion battery storage procedures.
A former e-scrap company executive has pleaded guilty to federal fraud and tax evasion charges, admitting he marketed device destruction and recycling services but actually landfilled e-scrap and sold intact units.
A growing threat in the e-scrap sector received national analysis this week, when The Washington Post visited a processing facility and explored the danger of lithium-ion battery fires.