A cable services provider is the latest company to sign a multi-million-dollar agreement to settle allegations of improper e-scrap disposal in California.
A cable services provider is the latest company to sign a multi-million-dollar agreement to settle allegations of improper e-scrap disposal in California.
ERI’s Plainfield, Ind. facility
ERI’s Indiana location is the company’s largest facility, and company leaders say it’s also the largest e-scrap processing plant in the world.
IMS Electronics Recycling has changed hands, and its former owner, CP Group, has exited the e-scrap processing sector.
The national recycling rate for consumer electronics has fallen 2 percentage points, according to U.S. EPA estimates.
Important assets from shuttered e-scrap company ECS Refining were snapped up by Dynamic Recycling, which emerged victorious in a courtroom bidding war last week.
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Bathroom doors, a water cooler handle, a refrigerator – their surfaces carried lead, cadmium and other hazardous metals, according to studies at two e-scrap facilities.
Startup EnviroLeach has raised its precious metals yield capabilities and has moved forward on developing new e-scrap processing plants.
Maria Delgado-Loubriel, who runs Legie E-Scrap Recycling in Jacksonville, Fla., faces felony charges for improper management of hazardous e-scrap.
The Basel Action Network is pushing Hong Kong authorities to take action against a multinational company that has been accused of e-scrap import violations.
Projects advancing e-scrap recovery will receive funding through a federal initiative to support U.S. manufacturing and energy efficiency.