The president of eGreen IT Solutions, Karin Harris, argues that her company should have been alerted after BAN determined it sent a printer to an unapproved immediate downstream processor. | KG Design/Shutterstock
Arizona-based eGreen IT Solutions was stripped of its e-Stewards certification after GPS trackers showed overseas printer shipments. The company says it did not “knowingly” break rules. Continue Reading
ECHG posted soaring profits for 2022, attributing the rise to growing margins and a significant acquisition.| Andrii Yalanskyi/Shutterstock
A family of southwestern U.S. ITAD and e-scrap businesses dramatically increased profit margins last year, both in reuse and recycling.
As the company’s inputs and outputs both return to normal, Boliden is also making efforts to reduce emissions and waste.| Courtesy of Boliden
One of the biggest e-scrap smelters in the world boosted its consumption of scrap electronics by 14% last year, achieving the highest number in four years. Continue Reading
A patent dispute over screens may have wider implications for both consumers and the electronics repair industry. | Leszek Kobusinski/Shutterstock
A complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission by one of the world’s biggest smartphone companies seeks to halt imports of some aftermarket screens into the U.S., threatening the supply of parts to independent repair shops. Continue Reading
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Kevin Shibilski will serve just under three years of prison time and pay almost $200,000 for failing to pay taxes. | Drazah/Shutterstock
Kevin Shibilski, who led Wisconsin-based 5R Processors, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for a tax crime. The action was part of a plea deal that resulted in prosecutors dropping CRT-related charges.
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