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Sage to open fourth US ITAD facility

Published: September 12, 2024
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The Pennsylvania location joins three existing Sage facilities in Columbus, Ohio, and, pictured here, Reno, Nevada. | Photo courtesy Sage

Sage Sustainable Electronics is preparing to start up an ITAD processing center in Pennsylvania, increasing the reuse-centered company’s processing capacity by 25%. Continue Reading

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Former e-scrap CEO loses federal appeal

Published: September 12, 2024
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A federal judge recently ruled that Kevin Shibilski, a former executive at 5R Processors, was appropriately sentenced. | Proxima Studio/Shutterstock

A federal judge recently rejected an appeal by the leader of failed Wisconsin e-scrap firm 5R Processors, who is currently serving a sentence for tax crimes. Continue Reading

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New Hampshire expands electronics landfill ban

Published: September 6, 2024
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Under HB 1386, lithium-ion batteries and a handful of additional electronics are banned from landfills and incinerators in New Hampshire. | Mihai Andritoiu/Shutterstock

Starting in July 2025, lithium-ion batteries and a handful of other electronic devices will be banned from disposal in landfills, composting facilities and incinerators in New Hampshire. Continue Reading

Metals market fluctuations filter down to e-scrap sector

Published: September 6, 2024
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Printed circuit boards for recycling.

Changes in pricing for various metals largely balanced each other out this year, e-scrap industry experts noted. | Iryna-Imago/Shutterstock

Prices for key e-scrap metals have experienced a wild ride this year, and the shifts in value have piled onto global trade regulations and ongoing dematerialization to create a challenging economic picture for the industry. Continue Reading

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Q&A: Recycling needs heat. Kraftblock offers a solution

Published: September 6, 2024
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Germany’s Kraftblock develops storage systems to capture waste heat from heat-intensive processes including e-scrap recycling. | Courtesy of Kraftblock

Despite its value in the sustainability sphere, recycling e-scrap is heat- and energy-intensive. Germany-headquartered Kraftblock says the electronics recycling industry needs physical solutions to decarbonize its heat and energy use.  Continue Reading

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Equipment Spotlight: Shredding system for e-scrap

Published: August 29, 2024
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Currently suitable for e-scrap and other metal fractions, the Rotorshredder is being further developed for battery shredding. | Courtesy of BHS-Sonthofen

BHS-Sonthofen highlighted equipment that recovers metals from e-scrap at the IFAT 2024 trade show earlier this year, including its Rotorshredder for specialized selective shredding of e-scrap or light metal scrap and its pre-shredder RAPAX. Continue Reading

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Assurant releases Q2 trade-in and upgrade data

Published: August 29, 2024
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An iPhone 12 resting on wooden surface.

The average age of iPhones at trade-in in the second quarter of 2024 was 3.8 years, while the average age of Android devices was 3.5 years.| ErickPHOTOPRO/Shutterstock

Consumers continue to hold onto devices longer before trading them in, according to second-quarter data from a trade-in company.  Continue Reading

Alberta gears up for major e-scrap program expansion

Published: August 22, 2024
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The province’s four-year pilot program will become permanent on April 1. | Butenkov Aleksei/Shutterstock

Canada’s oldest provincial electronics recycling program will add more than 500 device types to its accepted materials list, making permanent a pilot program that’s been under way for four years. Continue Reading