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Electronics processors are seeing higher freight costs amid a tight trucking market, and the logistical challenges are predicted to increase in the coming years.
Another U.S. processor has disclosed it is using GPS trackers to monitor the downstream movement of end-of-life devices.
CompuCycle is expanding its footprint and capabilities with the installation of a multi-million-dollar shredding and separation system.
Illinois-headquartered Com2, which uses glass to produce a glaze for ceramics, has seen its processing activity cut in half over the past year.
The online purchase of a new laptop may be convenient, but it could also be supporting a company skirting extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws. A recent report examines the growing global issue.
Federal prosecutors allege a computer repair and refurbishment company owner defrauded a government program to obtain numerous used devices over a decade.
A cable services provider is the latest company to sign a multi-million-dollar agreement to settle allegations of improper e-scrap disposal in California.
ERI’s Plainfield, Ind. facility
ERI’s Indiana location is the company’s largest facility, and company leaders say it’s also the largest e-scrap processing plant in the world.
IMS Electronics Recycling has changed hands, and its former owner, CP Group, has exited the e-scrap processing sector.
The national recycling rate for consumer electronics has fallen 2 percentage points, according to U.S. EPA estimates.