Oregon state e-scrap program leaders shared their 2023 collection targets during a recent webinar. | JPL Designs/Shutterstock
E-scrap collections have trended sharply downward for the past several years, but there is reason to believe the weight entering Oregon’s program may slightly increase next year, state officials explained.
Grover has now reached a valuation over $1 billion. | TippaPatt/Shutterstock
Device-leasing company Grover has raised another $330 million, following its recent expansion to the U.S.
Sage Sustainable Electronics facility in Reno, Nev. |
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Dell has expanded its geographic coverage for the company’s ITAD services to Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. | Casper Meyhoff/Shutterstock
Electronics manufacturer Dell is now offering its ITAD services in an additional 35 countries outside the U.S.
Samsung will now offer genuine device parts, repair tools and step-by-step guides for Galaxy phones. | Leszek Kobusinski/Shutterstock
Global smartphone maker Samsung will now enable customers with Galaxy devices to repair the items themselves, using tools and parts from the company.
The leader of ATRenew says forward-looking businesses focused on used electronics management can help guide global environmental progress. | Y Photo Studio/Shutterstock
Battery processor Li-Cycle faced accusations from a short seller that it uses deceptive accounting practices. | Mehaniq/Shutterstock
Publicly traded battery recycling company Li-Cycle has been accused by a short seller of “Enron-like accounting” methods.
The U.S. Department of Energy has released a five-year action plan for cutting the cost of recycling photovoltaic (PV) materials in half. | lccarvalho/Shutterstock
It’s generally cheaper to landfill old solar panels than it is to recycle them. The U.S. Department of Energy wants to change that.
Lawmakers have included an e-scrap exports ban in the U.S. House version of the America COMPETES Act. | Jordi Prats/Shutterstock
This story has been corrected.
Two U.S. senators have reintroduced the Secure E-waste Export and Recycling Act as a tactic to push inclusion of e-scrap export prohibition text in the final version of the America COMPETES Act.
Nationwide, ITAD provider EPC processes over 100,000 units per month, with the new facility adding 5-10% of that to start. | MMilda/Shutterstock
ITAD provider EPC is opening a facility near its corporate headquarters to help companies leverage refurbished electronics, an increasingly important trend as the pandemic roils supply chains.