Larry Reaugh, American Manganese
Experts predict large-format lithium-ion batteries will show up more regularly in the scrap electronics stream in the coming years, and a Canadian company is looking at the trend as an opportunity.
Larry Reaugh, American Manganese
Marc Artozqui, Kuusakoski
Kuusakoski Recycling has installed a new CEO to run its U.S. business as the company evaluates its operations and the evolving e-scrap marketplace.
Regulators in a Midwest state say the fundamental elements of its producer responsibility law remain sound, but industry-wide challenges are straining the program. In an annual report, Wisconsin state officials quantify these challenges and offer some potential fixes.
A Colorado-based nonprofit electronics recycling organization is working to spread its operational model around the country, and it recently received a grant to help.
Tax reform legislation moving through Congress could help electronics recycling companies deduct equipment expenditures.
Tax reform bills approved by the U.S. House and Senate include sweeping cuts to business taxes, and recycling industry associations are applauding the business-friendly measures.
Nearly 720 facilities worldwide are now certified to R2. As the electronics recycling standard approaches its 10-year birthday, E-Scrap News takes a look at the factors that have shaped the standard’s growth of late.
A Canadian ITAD firm has brought the concept of carbon credits into the refurbishment realm as a way of offsetting the carbon impact associated with purchasing new IT equipment.
The parent of Regency Technologies is consolidating two northern Ohio facilities into a massive new location that’s under construction near Cleveland.
Auditors have started conducting surprise visits of R2-certified facilities outside North America to see whether they’re following R2 standards. Continue Reading
New York City is expanding a program in which households can make a reservation to have end-of-life devices picked up by city crews.