The extended producer responsibility program in the nation’s capital will once again allow for the use of R2-certified electronics recycling companies.
Lithium button cell batteries sparked a small fire at BlueSky Solutions, but an official at the North Carolina e-scrap recycler said workflow changes have been made to prevent future incidents. Continue Reading
The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently:
Last week’s Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Convention put a focus on two issues critical to the global side of the sector: the state of recycling in China and efforts to enhance shipping protocols. Continue Reading
Security software company ESET bought 16 used routers. Nine still held sensitive corporate data on them. Continue Reading
Washington state legislators sent to the governor’s desk a bill that sets up an extended producer responsibility program for batteries. Continue Reading
After over two decades in the IT asset management space, Re-Source Partners found its niche and recently received an award for it. Continue Reading
ITAD industry veteran Todd Zegers recently left Ingram Micro to start his own consulting business. As he launches his new venture, Zegers spoke with E-Scrap News to share reasons for the transition and insight on industry trends he’s seeing. Continue Reading