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Mixed-plastic exports on slight upswing this year

Published: June 10, 2021
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From January through March of this year, U.S. companies exported 120 million pounds of mixed plastics. | Rich Lonardo / Shutterstock

U.S. shipments of mixed plastic, a category that includes plastics recovered from electronic devices, jumped in the first quarter. Nearly two-thirds of the plastic went to Canada.

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Pandemic continues to impact processor’s bottom line

Published: May 27, 2021
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Echo Consolidated Holdings Group saw divergent trends in the resale and recycling sectors in early 2021. | thodonal88 / Shutterstock

Over the first several months of this year, the device-resale business was lucrative for a Dallas-area group of electronics processors. End-of-life recycling is a different story.

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Trade-in exec: 5G will bolster used phone markets this year

Published: March 18, 2021
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An industry insider wrote that 4G devices will retain their value in the near future, allowing carriers to offload devices into secondary markets. | Dmitry Demidovich / Shutterstock

A mobile expert at Assurant says technology developments to boost cellular connectivity will help drive turnover of devices.

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Copper price climbs to recent record

Published: February 25, 2021
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Copper, a key non-ferrous metal recovered from scrap electronics, has generally been climbing in value since March 2020. | kilukilu/Shutterstock

After reaching an eight-year record last year, the price of copper has continued to increase, reaching its highest level in nearly a decade.

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Sims: Parts reuse helped offset 2020 cloud challenges

Published: February 18, 2021
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Sims’ drive into the cloud was slowed by the coronavirus pandemic last year. | Maximumm/Shutterstock

Sims Lifecycle Services enjoyed a year-over-year profit boost in the latter half of 2020, although COVID-19 slowed the company’s push to recycle materials associated with cloud computing.

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E-scrap companies see ‘large swings’ in trucking market

Published: January 28, 2021
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With fewer available drivers comes less available trucking supply, leading to higher prices and potential disruptions in trucking availability for those in the recycling industry. | Vitpho/Shutterstock

A driver shortage that was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to create challenges for moving used electronics and other recovered materials this year, analysts say.

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