As investigations into the thefts continue, Aurubis plans to file an insurance claim amounting to around $31.5 million. | Teerasak Ladnongkhun/Shutterstock
Leaders at Aurubis believe the company may have been ripped off to the tune of $194 million worth of metal, and insurance proceeds and restitution are unlikely to fully compensate the smelter company. Continue Reading
Fundraising efforts have netted Ascend Elements $542 million, adding to the $480 million the company received from two Department of Energy grants. | Janaka Dharmasena/Shutterstock
Ascend Elements raised a total of $542 million in equity investments to help scale up its lithium-ion battery manufacturing. Continue Reading
Many of the Chromebooks purchased by schools after COVID-19 are now approaching their end of life. | KonstantinSavusia/Shutterstock
Google will now provide a decade of automatic software updates for Chromebooks, a move that will allow refurbishers to resell computers that would otherwise be destroyed for commodities recovery. Continue Reading
Warehouse owners in Phoenix have sued dozens of e-scrap companies to try to force them to help pay for the cleanup of abandoned CRT glass. | Google Maps
Four e-scrap companies agreed to pay a combined $937,000 to fund a portion of the cleanup of over 100 million pounds of CRT materials in Phoenix. Continue Reading
First America is now recycling solar panels as it expands into the alternative energy sector. | Courtesy of First America
Metals and electronics recycling company First America is leveraging a handful of partnerships to process material from electric vehicles and other streams. Continue Reading
An Amazon worker at a reverse logistics hub holds a piece of data center equipment | Amazon
Amazon’s large-scale data center decommissioning facility coming to Pennsylvania will be a “huge part” of the company’s sustainability drive, which focuses on reusing and remanufacturing as much as possible, a company representative said. Continue Reading
Supporters of SB 244 pose in front of a pile of laptops and other devices during a rally. | Andy Smith, Courtesy of CALPIRG
California’s right-to-repair bill for electronics awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature, and supporters are lauding the years of work it took to get to this point. Continue Reading