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Mixed-plastic exports on slight upswing this year

Published: June 10, 2021
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Port of Oakland, Calif.

From January through March of this year, U.S. companies exported 120 million pounds of mixed plastics. | Rich Lonardo / Shutterstock

U.S. shipments of mixed plastic, a category that includes plastics recovered from electronic devices, jumped in the first quarter. Nearly two-thirds of the plastic went to Canada.

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EPA budget request emphasizes recycling

Published: June 10, 2021
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The Biden-Harris EPA budget proposal allocates $10 million for a pilot grant program to advance innovation in the recycling industry. | DanielJohn / Shutterstock

The Biden-Harris administration requested $11.2 billion for the U.S. EPA for 2022, and the agency proposes to slightly increase funding to the EPA’s Waste Minimization and Recycling Program.

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CalRecycle seeks to maintain current fees for e-scrap program

Published: June 10, 2021
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CRT televisions collected for recycling.

Each year, CalRecycle staff determine whether they need to raise, lower or maintain the fees consumers pay to fund the state’s electronics recycling program. | Somchai Som / Shutterstock

California officials say they will have enough money to continue running the state’s e-scrap recycling program without hiking fees.

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Firm’s strategy for electric-vehicle batteries? Partner up

Published: June 4, 2021
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EV car lithium battery pack.

HOBI International will collaborate with battery recycling company Retriev Technologies on collection of EV batteries throughout North America. | Sergii Chernov / Shutterstock

Electronics recycling processor HOBI International has struck a deal with a downstream recycler to handle more lithium batteries from electric vehicles (EVs).

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Repair group blasts Samsung over device-repurposing project

Published: June 4, 2021
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iFixit headquarters in California.

Three years ago, repair advocacy group iFixit partnered with Samsung to support the Galaxy Upcycling project. | Resource Recycling file photo

Once a partner in Samsung’s “Galaxy Upcycling” project, device repair organization iFixit now says the OEM has watered down the initiative to something “nearly unrecognizable.”

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