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CA starts OEM requirements for battery-containing devices

Published: July 3, 2025
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Li-ion batteries collected for recycling

As of July 1, manufacturers must notify California retailers selling certain devices that they are subject to a recycling fee. | Vietnam Stock Photos/Shutterstock

As of July 1, manufacturers of covered battery-embedded products must comply with new requirements in California, as part of the state’s expansion of its long-running e-scrap program. Continue Reading

Sunnking reports 5% increase in recycling

Published: July 3, 2025
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ITAD company Sunnking reached a 97% diversion rate and saw a continued increase in processing rate from 2023. | Photo courtesy Sunnking Sustainable Solutions

Processor Sunnking Sustainable Solutions collected more than 24 million pounds of electronics in 2024 and recycled 5% more e-scrap than the prior year, according to its recently released sustainability report. Continue Reading

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Petition calls for certification action after ITAD device theft

Published: July 3, 2025
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Laptops gathered for repair or recycling.

The petition centers on device theft that occurred during IT asset disposition jobs in the Washington, D.C. area in 2022 and 2023. | ThamKC/Shutterstock

A petition is gathering signatures to compel the e-Stewards, i-SIGMA and R2 certifications to publicly address and investigate an IT asset disposition-connected data breach that came to light early this year. All three certifications responded in statements to E-Scrap News. Continue Reading

Company debuts battery-containing device shredder

Published: June 26, 2025
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The first-of-its-kind BIDS unit processes electronics up to laptop size and can safely handle lithium-ion batteries. | Photo courtesy Jeff Gloyd.

Seeing the lack of smaller-scale systems suited for processing small personal devices containing lithium-ion batteries, Houston-based Gloyd Recycling Solutions developed what it says is the first marketed device to shred battery-containing devices of laptop size and smaller. Continue Reading

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Li-Cycle files for bi-national bankruptcy, seeks buyer

Published: June 26, 2025
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Li-Cycle has filed for bankruptcy in both Canadian and American courts after a tumultuous few years. | Around The World Photos/Shutterstock

Canadian battery processor Li-Cycle filed for bankruptcy, after warning for months of impending financial trouble, and is continuing to try to find a buyer that will allow it to continue operations. Continue Reading

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Malaysia to fully halt US e-plastic imports

Published: June 26, 2025
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Shipping containers stacked at a logistic hub.

The Basel Convention regulated e-plastics in 2021, but each party country must adopt domestic laws to enforce those rules. | Sutthisak Tasri/Shutterstock

The Malaysian government recently published regulations indicating the country will stop all U.S.-sourced imports of scrap plastic, including e-plastics from electronics, on July 1. Reports from plastic traders indicate the flow of scrap plastic into Malaysia has already slowed. Continue Reading

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Processor responds to e-Stewards eligibility suspension

Published: June 18, 2025
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Illinois-based RDI is banned from e-Stewards certification for two years after an investigation uncovered critical non-conformities in its downstream practices. RDI said the non-conformities are a misunderstanding. | donvictorio/Shutterstock

The Basel Action Network announced a two-year e-Stewards certification ban for RDI Inc., an IT asset disposition company that applied for certification but then withdrew after BAN found “critical nonconformities” in where the company was shipping e-scrap. RDI said it stems from a misunderstanding. Continue Reading

Wisconsin E-Cycle report reflects increasing access

Published: June 18, 2025
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Electronics recycling workers collect devices at an E-Cycle Wisconsin collection event in June 2022. | Photo by David Nevala / Courtesy of Wisconsin DNR

All 72 Wisconsin counties had at least one registered collection site or event for end-of-life electronics in 2024, according to the state’s most recent E-Cycle program report.   Continue Reading

Former Wisetek driver sentenced for ITAD theft

Published: June 18, 2025
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Although the investigation focused on 500 devices, the former driver admitted he couldn’t remember how many thousands of devices he stole. | Andrii Zhezhera/Shutterstock

An IT asset disposition employee who admitted to stealing and reselling client devices from federal government agencies was recently sentenced for the crime. Court documents also reveal new details about the scheme, including that it involved thousands of devices that received little to no data destruction, many of which remain unaccounted for. Continue Reading

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