Tag Archives: Dec. 2016

Know Your E-Scrap Processor: Computer Recycling Center

Published: March 14, 2017
Updated: February 7, 2019
by Jared Paben

Electronics keep getting smaller and lighter, but the Computer Recycling Center keeps boosting diverted weights each year.

The safe way is the only way

Published: March 16, 2017
Updated: February 21, 2018
by Rafael Reveles

Q&A: The right response

Published: January 12, 2017
Updated: December 12, 2017
by Dan Leif

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged Dec. 2016, processors, Q&A |

Garden State stalemate

Published: December 15, 2016
Updated: December 12, 2017
by Jared Paben

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine, News | Tagged Dec. 2016, local programs, OEMs |

Tablet processing 101

Published: February 13, 2017
Updated: December 12, 2017
by Bobby Elliott

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged Dec. 2016, mobile devices, processors |

The latest e-scrap industry news

URT opens a 198,000-square-foot plant in Texas
Universal Recycling Technologies has invested nearly $7 million in a processing facility that will greatly expand the company’s commodities recovery and electronics refurbishment capabilities.
E-scrap firm fined for battery fires
Improper disposal of lithium-ion batteries led to a $25,000 fine for a California recycling company after the batteries sparked several garbage truck fires.
AI robot grades, erases up to 55 phones an hour
A company that provides used phone history reports has formally launched a robot that automatically grades a device’s cosmetic condition, performs diagnostics and erases data.
Our top stories from November 2022
Readers in November were drawn to articles about how major OEMs approach sustainability, a CRT case settlement, an emerging blockchain-based ITAD trading tool and more.
Suit targets Closed Loop CRT suppliers in Arizona
Owners of Phoenix warehouses filed a federal lawsuit against e-scrap companies that shipped CRT materials to Closed Loop Refining and Recovery, and already two defendants have agreed to pay out roughly $1 million each.
Proposed Exurban e-scrap smelter faces lawsuit
Owners of a farm across the road from a planned e-scrap smelter in Indiana filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the project, arguing that a facility of its type isn’t allowed by the local zoning code.
Intel details precious metals, asset recovery initiatives
Intel is trying several angles in pursuit of its goal to send zero waste to landfill, including redesign of circuit boards for easier recycling and educating consumers on how to recycle via a video game.