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URT processing batteries collected curbside in Oregon

Published: February 22, 2023
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URT has so far processed about 7.5 tons of batteries one Oregon hauler collected at the curb. | Parilov/Shutterstock

Over the past several years, a handful of Oregon counties decided to switch to curbside battery collection to avoid fires. Universal Recycling Technologies has been processing some of the collected tonnage. 

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Sims feels pressure from lower device prices, cost inflation

Published: February 15, 2023
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A Sims Lifecycle Services financial presentation attributes reduced resale prices to lockdowns in China and muffled consumer demand stemming from inflation. | antb/Shutterstock

Sims Lifecycle Services resold considerably more IT devices in the latter half of 2022, but softer demand resulted in lower selling prices and inflation took its toll on profits.   Continue Reading

Feds loan $2B to Redwood Materials to build facility

Published: February 15, 2023
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Redwood’s McCarran, Nev. campus will eventually produce about 100,000 metric tons of cathode active materials and 36,000 metric tons of ultra-thin battery-grade copper foil each year. | Allyson Kitts/Shutterstock

Redwood Materials has secured a major loan from the federal government, with some strings attached, to help build out its Nevada lithium-ion battery recycling campus. 

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