Tag Archives: e-plastics

Processor opens facility to recover e-plastics

Published: May 19, 2016
Updated: March 17, 2017
by Editorial Staff

E-scrap company FCM will be recycling plastics from scrap electronics at a site in Cornwall, Ontario.

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A look at Dell’s e-plastics recycling chain

Published: November 3, 2016
Updated: November 20, 2016
by Jared Paben

Dell has a reputation for a commitment to e-scrap recycling, including its use of recycled e-plastics in new electronics. Tech site Ars Technica provides a look at the supply chain and end uses for the recovered material.

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The latest e-scrap industry news

Traceability tools add recycled material trust
The increasing adoption of post-consumer resin is set against a backdrop of growing public mistrust and a frequent lack of clarity, but emerging traceability tools can provide transparency to build trust with consumers as well as supply chain partners.
Wisconsin prepares for E-Cycle rulemaking
Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources is preparing for rulemaking on its state e-scrap recycling program in response to legislative changes last year.
Dynamic opens Tennessee ITAD facility
Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations added 74,000 square feet of space and with its latest facility in Tennessee.
Metal duties come into play, some tariffs suspended
The U.S. tariff whirlwind continues this month: Many imports from Canada and Mexico, including those of recycled materials, had their tariffs suspended two days after they took effect last week, while previously announced tariffs on aluminum and steel from all countries are set to take effect Wednesday.
Report: Battery ‘retirement tide’ nears
North America’s current capacity to process 144,000 tons per year of lithium-ion batteries is “quite insignificant” against the projected growth in new manufacturing, according to a recent overview of the global lithium-ion battery recycling landscape from consulting and research firm Deloitte and a division of the American Chemical Society.
Electronics recovery firms convene at RLA 2025
Data center decommissioning, right-to-repair, tariffs and the role of artificial intelligence in end-of-life product grading were hot topics during the first two days of a meeting of reverse logistics professionals in Las Vegas this week.
Our top stories from February 2025
Readers last month were drawn to coverage of a federal criminal case involving a former Wisetek employee who stole devices during ITAD jobs. Camston Wrather’s bankruptcy, Kuusakoski’s exit from the U.S., a major ITAD merger and a FBI ITAD audit also drew attention.