Excir’s award is part of an overall sum of over $25 million Canadian dollars granted by the federal Jobs and Growth Fund to 15 Calgary-area businesses. | Bokstaz/Shutterstock
First appearing on a reality TV show, then signing with the British Royal Mint, Canadian e-scrap startup Excir is now continuing its growth with a federal investment of nearly $1.9 million for a demonstration plant.
The Canadian processor reported that 77% of its employees are male and that the average number of years worked at the company is 5.5. | Courtesy of Quantum
Quantum Lifecycle Partners recycled 83.6 million pounds of e-scrap and reused nearly 410,000 assets and components during the 2022 fiscal year, according to the company’s first impact report.
The Canadian company will receive up to $13.5 million in state support through Empire State Development’s Excelsior Jobs Tax Credit Program, as long as it meets its job creation commitments. | Courtesy of Li-Cycle
Battery recycler Li-Cycle has secured $13.5 million in state tax credits for its Rochester, N.Y. black mass processing facility, currently under construction.
Glencore’s Horne smelter is facing public concerns over air pollution. | Courtesy of Glencore
The top government official in Quebec suggested public concerns over air pollution could lead the province to close Glencore’s Horne smelting site, a key downstream for North America’s e-scrap.
Global metals player JX Nippon has purchased Canadian e-scrap processor eCycle Solutions. | IgorGolovniov/Shutterstock
Japanese company JX Nippon Mining and Metals has purchased one of Canada’s largest e-scrap companies, eCycle Solutions. It’s the second example in the past month of an Asian smelting giant acquiring North American e-scrap operations to ensure a steady supply of feedstock.
A Canadian survey found computers, TVs and cell phones were the three most common types of electronics households had to dispose of. | Valeri Potapova/Shutterstock
Canadian authorities say the percentage of households disposing of unwanted computers, printers, TVs, audio/visual equipment and cell phones continued to drop last year.
Electric bikes and scooters are now covered in British Columbia’s EPR program. | ABB Photo/Shutterstock
With its acquisition of TechReset, Quantum Lifecycle Partners will add staff to its Brampton, Ontario ITAD facility. | Courtesy of Quantum Lifecycle Partners
Two recent actions by Quantum Lifecycle Partners deepen the Canadian processor’s involvement in the reuse business and expand its ITAD customer base.
A pilot program will allow residents of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories to recycle over 500 additional products. | ti1993/Shutterstock
Canada’s Northwest Territories will expand the list of items accepted in its electronics recycling program, as part of a two-year pilot project.
