Two Northeast U.S. battery recycling startups recently received substantial investments to help them scale up.
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Federal officials recently examined battery-related fires in a variety of recycling settings, including electronics processing sites. In addition to noting safety concerns, the analysis determined that batteries “jeopardize the economics of the electronics recycling industry.”
Oklahoma City-based HiTech Assets has changed its name to CircleIT and is moving further into device repair and refurbishment.
The pandemic put a pause on one electronics collection effort throughout New York City, but it is slowly returning in phases.
Processor and compounder Star Plastics has been acquired by a private equity firm. Company founder Doug Ritchie said the partnership will help Star expand its product line, which includes recycled resin that is used in electronics.
EverestLabs released a robotic sorting system that the company says can perform more picks and fit in a wider range of sortation settings than what has previously been available to processors.
GreenTek Solutions was selected to participate in Apple’s new Impact Accelerator program, which supports racial and ethnic minority-owned businesses in the green technology and clean energy sectors.