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Partnerships can make or break insurance deals

Published: December 5, 2024
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While getting insurance for facilities has become much more difficult and costly, working closely with a broker to tell a story of safety can bring down costs, panelists said at the 2024 E-Scrap Conference. | Big Wave Productions/Resource Recycling

Rising insurance costs have been a topic of concern for several years, and while battery-induced fires have caught much of the attention, panelists at the 2024 E-Scrap Conference said there’s more to it – and more options are available to ease the pressure.  Continue Reading

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IEA report calls for scaling up minerals recycling

Published: November 26, 2024
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Open pit copper mine in Arizona.

A new report from the International Energy Agency found that recycling could lower the need for new mining activity by 25% to 40% by 2050, if scaled up properly. | GS Photography/Shutterstock

A report from the International Energy Agency emphasized the “importance of unlocking the potential of recycling” and laid out policy recommendations for scaling up the industry globally.  Continue Reading

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X-ray tech identifies batteries and more

Published: November 21, 2024
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Battery-bearing devices are detected in the municipal recycling stream using X-ray imaging. | Courtesy of Battery Detection Solutions

An emerging equipment supplier uses an advanced type of X-ray imaging to locate batteries in recycling facilities while also aiming to capture data on the overall composition of commodities in the stream. Continue Reading

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Panelists: Battery rules should be proactive, not reactive

Published: October 24, 2024
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Rob Lawson-Shanks, CEO and co-founder of Molg spoke about battery legislation at the 2024 E-Scrap Conference, joined by Leo Raudys, president and CEO of Call2Recycle; Jeff Farano, manager of compliance and governmental relations for SA Recycling; and Jeff Gloyd, founder of Gloyd Recycling Solutions. | Big Wave Productions/Resource Recycling

Legislative action on batteries is speeding up, but some of those laws are missing their marks and creating a regulatory environment that is difficult to recycle in, panelists said at the recent E-Scrap Conference in Orlando. Continue Reading

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Battery industry prepares for shift in regulation

Published: September 30, 2024
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The EU will roll out Digital Product Passports in 2027, to provide a clear accounting of the life cycle of batteries and eventually many other items. | Giannis Papanikos/Shutterstock

Although the European Union is still several years away from implementing its inaugural Digital Product Passport regulations, e-scrap market participants who do business with Europe are preparing for this new phase in sustainability regulations.

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Feds award major funding to battery processors

Published: September 26, 2024
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Six battery recycling projects received funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. | JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock

The U.S. Department of Energy has issued $725 million to six U.S. lithium-ion battery recycling projects, including two companies that will bring in batteries from consumer electronics. Continue Reading

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California seeks input on embedded batteries

Published: September 26, 2024
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SB 1215, which was enacted in 2022, expands California’s decades-old e-scrap recycling program to include battery-embedded products. | Jittawit21/Shutterstock

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery is working through rulemaking on SB 1215, which adds items with embedded batteries to the state’s existing e-scrap recycling program.  Continue Reading

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New Hampshire expands electronics landfill ban

Published: September 6, 2024
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Under HB 1386, lithium-ion batteries and a handful of additional electronics are banned from landfills and incinerators in New Hampshire. | Mihai Andritoiu/Shutterstock

Starting in July 2025, lithium-ion batteries and a handful of other electronic devices will be banned from disposal in landfills, composting facilities and incinerators in New Hampshire. Continue Reading

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EPA looks at battery practices as cities explore curbside

Published: August 14, 2024
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The U.S. EPA is working on a Battery Collection Best Practices and Battery Labeling Guidelines project, which will provide a toolkit for local governments to use when implementing battery collection programs, among other deliverables. | Chepko-Danil-Vitalevich/Shutterstock

The U.S. EPA has held a series of expert working groups, aiming to find the most effective strategies to keep batteries out of the garbage and recycling streams. For a growing number of municipalities, including one major U.S. city, that is coming to mean offering the convenience of curbside collection.

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ERI adds alkaline battery recycling to service offerings

Published: August 8, 2024
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The battery recycling plant has a capacity of millions of pounds of alkaline batteries per year. | Kinek00/Shutterstock

E-scrap processor ERI is getting into the alkaline battery recycling business, opening a new space to process these materials at its 315,000-square-foot electronics recycling and ITAD facility in Plainfield, Indiana.  Continue Reading

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