A lawsuit alleging an e-scrap processor resold thousands of Microsoft Office key cards on the black market has been settled out of court. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
A lawsuit alleging an e-scrap processor resold thousands of Microsoft Office key cards on the black market has been settled out of court. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
BlueOak announced that in the next few weeks it will begin operating a smelter aimed exclusively at e-scrap.
New Life Electronics Recycling has indicated it has no assets and owes a total of more than $1 million to dozens of creditors. Continue Reading
Sims Recycling Solutions has made a concerted effort to target higher-value assets in recent years. Continue Reading
Legislation championed by electronics repair advocates failed to advance in the New York legislature this year.
A U.S. electronics disassembly and processing outlet is expanding with a new California flagship facility, spurred by anticipated growth in the domestic electronics manufacturing industry.
A recently released study quantifies the massive shift in device composition over the past 25 years. Researchers tackled the task with an eye toward predicting where materials usage is headed in the future.
An e-scrap group that advocates for exports of used electronics has detailed a new mechanism for funding e-scrap collection in an area of the world that has long been perceived as a materials dumping ground.
Recycling organizations will try to sell Congress on the economic and environmental benefits of the U.S. EPA’s Waste Minimization and Recycling program, which is cut in President Trump’s proposed budget.
Brands can’t use patent law to block the resale of their products, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, a decision that has implications for the electronics reuse industry.