Bolstering domestic markets is a logical way to reduce exports, and that concept is behind a just-announced program that’s tied to an e-scrap certification.
Bolstering domestic markets is a logical way to reduce exports, and that concept is behind a just-announced program that’s tied to an e-scrap certification.
Lithium-ion batteries will come to play a far larger role in the scrap electronics stream in the future, and an expert says companies will need to adapt to the challenges and opportunities these materials present. Continue Reading
There was some level of OEM influence in an e-scrap company’s decision to send tens of millions of pounds of CRT glass to the ill-fated Closed Loop Refining and Recovery, statements from Kuusakoski and Sony show.
A firm releases a list of common problems auditors come across in e-scrap processing facilities, and Apple boosts its repair prices.
Nulife Glass, a company that built its own furnace to recycle CRT glass in the U.S., has decided to close.
Scientists have developed an environmentally friendly way to recover rare earth elements from shredded electronic scrap without the need for pre-sorting of materials.
A European project will release a data platform providing a wealth of information on changes in the end-of-life stream. The particulars can help processors better recover commodities from scrap electronics.
A new phone gets a rock-bottom score when it comes to repairability, and a Kansas program finds a creative way to reuse scrap electronic components.
DataSavers of Jacksonville, Fla.; E-Waste Security of Irvine, Calif.; Jabil of Memphis, Tenn.; Rapid Shred of Grandville, Mich.; Shred Doc Destr dba Balcones Shred of Austin, Texas; Shred-Ex of Colchester, Vt. and Shred Masters of South Ogden, Utah have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.
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Almost all survey respondents in China say they’re storing unwanted electronics, and a study shows explosive growth in the generation of scrap phones and computers in India.
