Apple Watches and other wearables are increasingly making their way into the electronics recycling stream | Mehaniq/Shutterstock
Blancco has added Apple Airpods and the latest series of Apple Watches to the list of devices supported by its data erasure and diagnostic tools. Continue Reading
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa, a proponent of greater rare earth recovery through electronics recycling, takes notes during a July 16 U.S. House hearing discussing improvements to the recycling industry. | Photo courtesy U.S. House of Representatives
During a Congressional hearing last week, lawmakers expressed enthusiasm for bolstering the U.S. electronics recycling industry as one tool in strengthening the nation’s critical minerals supply lines. Continue Reading
MP Materials, which operates the only U.S. rare earth mine, is building out recycling capacity that will recover rare earths from end-of-life post-consumer electronics, with support from Apple. | Photo courtesy Apple
Domestic rare earth company MP Materials and major OEM Apple this week announced a collaboration in which Apple has committed to buy $500 million in magnets from MP. The project will involve the companies harvesting rare earth minerals from recycled electronics.
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Bloom’s impact reporting tool has been endorsed by major certification standard e-Stewards. | Mameraman/Shutterstock
A major enterprise resource planning software platform will provide clients with access to Bloom ESG’s environmental impact reporting calculator, and another major ITAD firm has adopted Bloom’s calculator and agreed to provide data that will bolster Bloom’s reporting capabilities. Continue Reading
LG Electronics has a goal to collect 8 million tons of end-of-life electronics by 2030, from a 2006 baseline. | Roman Chekhovskoi/Shutterstock
South Korea-based heavyweight LG Electronics saw mixed results in its 2024 sustainability report, but continued to make progress toward 2030 goals while forming high-profile partnerships in both Asia and the U.S. Continue Reading
Now known as Metallium, MTM Critical Metals is building its first U.S. location in Houston, with plans to expand. | Petr Bonek/Shutterstock
MTM Critical Metals, a metals refiner that processes e-scrap, will expand operations beyond Western Australia and into the U.S. amid a rebranding, the company announced during a recent investor call.
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