A data-erasure company says far too many used drives are not properly wiped, and a law firm pursues a class-action lawsuit against beleaguered processor Total Reclaim.
A data-erasure company says far too many used drives are not properly wiped, and a law firm pursues a class-action lawsuit against beleaguered processor Total Reclaim.
Minnesota made significant changes to its e-scrap program. However, its neighbor Wisconsin failed to pass major updates. Those are just two notes in our look at six action-packed months in state-level policy.
Japan-based Mitsubishi Materials has formed a company to begin collecting and processing large amounts of e-scrap in Europe. It plans to ship the material to its smelters and refineries in Japan.
In a perverse manner, processors of obsolete electronics love stock market slumps because such phenomena can push up the value of precious metals.
The U.S. market for new PCs saw “strong results” for the second quarter of 2016, though international markets showed a drop.
The end has officially come for the VCR, and the upcoming iPhone may not necessarily be an improvement when it comes to durability.
A national processing company develops a collection bin for e-scrap, and researchers at the University of Houston push forward in rare-earth recovery.
India launches a project to train hundreds of thousands of people working in the unorganized e-scrap sector, and the king of Belgium helps highlight donations of refurbished computers to projects in Africa.
Grant money is boosting Maryland e-scrap programs, and Brazilian exchange students are studying how to make e-scrap disposal safer.
A petition opposing e-scrap exports grabs more backers, and a North Dakota municipality joins with a nonprofit group to boost electronics recovery. Continue Reading