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A major e-plastic export disruption drew reader attention last month, as did stories highlighting an ITAD company’s growth, a dispute between a processor and a certification standard, a report exploring why reusable devices are destroyed, and the legal conclusion of an ITAD employee’s criminal actions.
Marissa Heffernan moderates a panel at the 2024 Plastics Recycling Conference. | Big Wave Photography / Resource Recycling.
When I started working for Resource Recycling, I thought I knew quite a bit about recycling. After all, I grew up in a bottle bill state, turning in cans for candy money, and was the child checking neighbors’ recycling bins to make sure they were using it right. Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
Although the 2025 Basel Convention changes were confined to e-scrap materials, a wider range of scrap metal exports to Thailand have gotten caught up in the fray. | Mayday6510/Shutterstock
In Thailand, import regulations meant to control the flow of end-of-life electronics are creating headaches for shipments of a wider array of metals, including automotive scrap materials. The Recycled Materials Association recently traveled to the country to clarify the confusion. Continue Reading
Boardsort’s recently launched AI tool allows users to get price estimates for their circuit boards in minutes. | Chaikom/Shutterstock
Circuit board buyer Boardsort has launched a new AI-powered tool for anyone to quickly and accurately grade their e-scrap. Continue Reading