Study authors found that white goods such as refrigerators and washing machines made up half of Minnesota’s e-scrap by weight. | Akiyoko/Shutterstock
Researchers in Minnesota recently estimated what a statewide 100% e-scrap recycling rate would look like in terms of metals recovery, finding that it would generate 78.6 million pounds of metals worth $2.8 billion. Continue Reading
URT has so far processed about 7.5 tons of batteries one Oregon hauler collected at the curb. | Parilov/Shutterstock
Over the past several years, a handful of Oregon counties decided to switch to curbside battery collection to avoid fires. Universal Recycling Technologies has been processing some of the collected tonnage.
E-scrap collectors in Ghana check collected phones. | Courtesy of Closing the Loop
Mobile phone buyers in Japan will help finance African e-scrap collection and recycling, under a new partnership between FCNT, Dutch company Closing the Loop and Japanese trading giant ITOCHU.
A U.K. telecom works to provide needy people with used phones, and Indian authorities intercept thousands of illegally imported used copy machines.
Washington state has never before collected fewer pounds of electronics through its e-scrap program.
Despite increasing funding for free drop-off events, manufacturers as a whole failed to reach their e-scrap recycling targets in Wisconsin last year. | Blulz60/Shutterstock
Wisconsin residents have enjoyed a noticeable boost in free e-scrap drop-off opportunities lately, thanks to a state grant program and increased funding from OEMs, according to a state official and report.
A study from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) found that e-scrap generated annually in Europe increased by 2.1 million metric tons between 2010 and 2021. | ThamKC/Shutterstock
A report from the United Nations on the European Union found that very few member countries are achieving their e-scrap recycling targets.
The consumer recycling program will allow people to drop off old devices and rechargeable batteries at select Audi dealerships. | Hrach Hovhannisyan/Shutterstock
Redwood Materials, a company founded on recycling lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles, launched a consumer recycling program in partnership with Audi to capture more batteries.
DHL’s turnkey service includes a customer portal for easy label printing and return. | Christian Mueller/Shutterstock
International logistics company DHL is leveraging its 1,200 worldwide sites to bring electronics resale, refurbishment and recycling services to the 140 countries it operates in.
A data wiping company executive makes the case that ITAD firms can benefit by wiping and reselling devices, particularly Chromebooks, from K-12 schools. | CC Photo Labs/Shutterstock