TES says the new Las Vegas facility’s services will include data destruction, device redeployment and resale, recycling and more. | Courtesy of TES
ITAD service provider TES has opened a 40,000-square-foot processing facility in Las Vegas.
IC Recovery, a division of Greene Lyon Group, has received ISO 14001 certification at its facility in Berlin, Conn.
The latest Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report predicted that shipments of smartphones in 2023 will see a slight decline instead of growing, as was previously forecast.| Maxx Studio/Shutterstock
After initially forecasting an increase in global smartphone shipments, the International Data Corporation now says it expects shipments to decline about 1.1% in 2023. Continue Reading
An infusion of 3 million Canadian dollars will help extraction company enim recover precious metals from printed circuit boards. | Raigvi/Shutterstock
The Canadian government will provide millions of dollars to help a Montreal-based startup develop a pilot facility using a hydrometallurgical process to recover metals from circuit boards. Continue Reading
People are increasingly trading in devices online instead of in-person, according to Assurant’s latest trend report. | Sonyerry/Shutterstock
The secondary device market continues to evolve, an Assurant market report finds, with more people opting to trade in devices online. Continue Reading
After allowing a Fort Wayne, Ind. land purchase agreement to expire, Exurban says it is still looking to build a $350 million e-scrap smelter somewhere else in northeast Indiana. | SevenMaps/Shutterstock
Facing an ongoing lawsuit, the company behind a planned e-scrap smelter near Fort Wayne, Ind. has decided to look to build elsewhere.
Hong Kong courts convicted seven importers of illegally bringing in e-scrap from several countries. The U.S. was on the list of exporting countries.
Changes in the electronics recycling stream persuaded URT Solutions to expand the capabilities of its Oregon plant, allowing the facility to process various other device types.
Operators of Hong Kong’s massive new electronics and appliance recycling plant have released video footage and photos showing the facility’s scale and technology.