Metro Metals’ locations in Vancouver, Wash. (pictured above) and Tacoma, Wash. together handled about 41% of the e-scrap recycled by the E-Cycle Washington program in 2022. | Jared Paben/E-Scrap News
The total e-scrap weight handled by Washington state’s program dropped, one device was wrongly exported to the Middle East and a processor exited the program last year, according to an annual report. Continue Reading
The Lion-X extinguishing agent is capable of putting out fires of over 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit, according to representatives from Fireproof Solutions. | Kiri11/Shutterstock
Packaging and Crating Technologies (PACT) and Fireproof Solutions have collaborated to create an agent that works “quickly, safely and neatly” to put out lithium-ion battery fires. Continue Reading
The latest round of funding builds on a $2 billion federal loan and $1 billion in previous investments. | Redwood Materials
Battery recycler Redwood Materials is not slowing down its plans to keep building out its recycling capacity, and recently netted $1 billion in equity funding.
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AI-powered battery removal systems have the potential to prevent facility fires from starting in the first place, argues Raghav Mecheri of BinIt. | Skimin0k/Shutterstock
As record-high numbers of batteries enter the solid waste stream, they have increasingly become associated with facility fires, safety issues and danger to workers. Continue Reading
An Amazon-affiliated upcoming Antrim Township, Pa. location will hire up to 500 workers to process electronics from data centers. | Sergei Elagin/Shutterstock
One of Amazon’s subsidiaries is planning a 550,000-square-foot data center decommissioning facility in Pennsylvania, slated to come on-line in spring of 2024. Continue Reading
Supporters of SB 244 held a rally for the bill’s passage on Aug. 22 | Courtesy of CALPRIG
After years of pushing back against bills that would grant consumers the right to repair electronics, Apple announced it supports an amended version of one such bill currently in play in California. Continue Reading
By partnering with ITAD company Securis, Baltimore County will be able to recycle many more types of electronics. | Gabriel12/Shutterstock
Baltimore County, Md., is working with Securis to expand its e-scrap recycling program. Continue Reading
In spite of depressed resale prices in China, Sims Lifecycle Services reported a large increase in electronics resold during the 2023 fiscal year. | Andrii Yalanskyi/Shutterstock
Low used electronics pricing in China, margin compression and inflation conspired to cut Sims Lifecycle Services’ profits in half during the 2023 fiscal year, executives said. Continue Reading