Lifecycle Innovations, out of Wisconsin, and current Oregon PRO MRM laid out plans for the program, which now can accommodate more than one administrating organization. | PIYAWAT WONGOPASS/Shutterstock
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Two prospective producer responsibility organizations (PROs) have submitted bids to manage Oregon’s revamped E-Cycles program, which will launch Jan. 1, 2026. Continue Reading
The Recycletronics stockpile in Akron, Iowa was cleaned up in 2022, and the U.S. EPA is seeking to recover costs from companies that allegedly supplied CRTs to the site. | Photo courtesy U.S. EPA
Five recycling companies have agreed to pay relatively small sums to the U.S. EPA to settle claims that they supplied minor quantities of cathode ray tube materials to failed processor Recycletronics, which abandoned stockpiles throughout Iowa and Nebraska. Continue Reading
Closed Loop abandoned hundreds of millions of pounds of cathode ray tube glass, spurring years of legal battles. | Courtesy of consulting firm AECOM
An Ohio county judge has ordered Closed Loop Refining & Recovery and Closed Loop Glass to pay civil penalties to the state in what Ohio’s attorney general called the “final chapter” in the massive CRT stockpile cleanup case in that state. Continue Reading
Iron Mountain posted record Q2 revenue and raised its 2025 outlook, driven by growth in digital services, data centers, and asset lifecycle management, with strong global momentum. | Photo Courtesy of Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain reported a sharp jump in asset lifecycle management (ALM) revenue in the second quarter, helping drive record results and a full-year forecast raise as demand grows for secure IT asset disposition and data center decommissioning services. Continue Reading
Paladin plans to acquire additional companies and also grow organically in the months and years ahead. | Aquatarkus/Shutterstock
Formed by private equity and acquisitions of electronics processors in Florida and Minnesota, Paladin EnviroTech launched this week as the latest entrant in the ITAD space, with multiple industry veterans in leadership roles. Continue Reading
Electronics processor ILS will supply magnets sourced from end-of-life hard drives to HyProMag for rare earth recovery. | SolidMaks/Shutterstock
A new partnership between rare earth processor HyProMag USA and electronics recovery firm Intelligent Lifecycle Solutions aims to secure and sustain domestic access to rare earth magnets used in everything from electric vehicles to smartphones to missile systems. Continue Reading