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Sims launches program elevating women leaders

Published: September 23, 2021
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A leader with Sims Lifecycle Services said the program reflects the value the company places on diversity and bringing in new perspectives. | fizkes / Shutterstock

Sims Limited, parent company of e-scrap and ITAD giant Sims Lifecycle Services, last week announced an initiative designed to support and develop female leaders within the company.

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Morgan Stanley ‘ignored industry standards’ in data breach

Published: September 23, 2021
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Data center drive removal.

Lawyers allege a Morgan Stanley vice president was fired as a result of data mismanagement during an ITAD job. | Kjetil Kolbjornsrud / Shutterstock

Financial services giant Morgan Stanley terminated a contract with its long-standing IT asset disposition vendor to save money prior to a botched data center decommissioning job in 2016, lawyers alleged in court this month.

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Partnership to pursue battery recycling standards

Published: September 23, 2021
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A public-private partnership will work to create standards that both manufacturers and recycling companies can use. | Janaka Dharmasena/Shutterstock

A U.S. Department of Energy laboratory and an industry association that represents battery manufacturers will collaborate to draft the first recycling standards for lithium-ion batteries.

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As Bitcoin continues to rise, so does its e-scrap impact

Published: September 23, 2021
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Bitcoin miners on shelves.

New research quantifies the e-scrap impact from Bitcoin mining, the energy- and hardware-intensive process of creating new Bitcoins. | Arina P Habich / Shutterstock

Bitcoin mining generates 67.7 million pounds of end-of-life electronics worldwide per year, according to a recent analysis. That’s substantially higher than estimates from just a year ago.

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European e-scrap processor acquires US metals company

Published: September 23, 2021
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Catalytic converter scrap materials for recycling.

Elemental Holding Group owns companies that recycle consumer electronics, appliances, printed circuit boards, catalyst converters and non-ferrous metals. | fru fru / Shutterstock

A global company that owns European e-scrap recycling operations has purchased U.S. company Legend Smelting and Recycling.

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California labeling bill touches on electronics recyclability

Published: September 16, 2021
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California legislators recently approved legislation regulating labeling on plastic packaging, with implications for electronics as well. | Bobkeenan Photography / Shutterstock

California legislation targeting how plastic packaging is labeled also affects recycling labels for consumer electronics, according to industry groups.

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