Panelists at the Mobile Repair Day event that took place this week during the E-Scrap & E-Reuse Conference. | Big Wave Productions/E-Scrap News
More than 1,200 electronics sustainability professionals – representing repair shops, ITAD firms, recyclers, OEMs and others – are gathering this week at the E-Scrap & E-Reuse Conference. Continue Reading
Leaders at CompuCycle say the recently installed e-plastics line will help the company sell to the domestic market. | Courtesy of CompuCycle
Houston-based processor CompuCycle is putting the finishing touches on an e-plastics sorting line, the latest domestic investment in plastics processing capacity. Continue Reading
The pilot project will test if a consumer mail-in program can help increase reuse and recycling rates. | Plus69/Shutterstock
Pyxera Global, FedEx and TERRA are collaborating to find out whether mail-in collections for consumers can work at scale to generate a meaningful quantity of used devices. Continue Reading
Sortera Technologies recently received major funding, and Spectro Alloys announced plans to construct a new building. | John New/Shutterstock
Spectro Alloys and Sortera Technologies are drawing up plans for multimillion-dollar expansions of their aluminum recycling capabilities. Continue Reading
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