Even if an e-scrap facility is not thought to be processing toxics-emitting devices, it should be testing for toxic substances.
Even if an e-scrap facility is not thought to be processing toxics-emitting devices, it should be testing for toxic substances.
Updates to the R2 standard continue to be developed, and a large e-scrap processing facility is under construction in South Australia.
After receiving $400,000 from the federal government, a New York company is developing a mechanical system that could help e-scrap companies handle printed circuit boards more profitably.
The federal government provided $96,000 to a New York company to design production-scale equipment to remove integrated circuits and components from printed circuit boards. Continue Reading
Sims Metal Management’s global e-scrap business saw depressed profits last year, and its U.S.-based electronics recycling operations lost money.
Apple recovered around 61 million pounds of e-scrap in 2015, according to the company. Continue Reading
It’s been a little over a year since repair group iFixit and processor ERI teamed up to recover components from used electronics. And thus far, the effort has been successful in getting much-needed items out to the repair community.
A professor has been honored by the U.S. EPA for developing a fast and low-cost method of recycling rare earth elements, including those inside electronics.
A Nevada mining and refining company announced it will start accepting e-scrap – specifically, ground up circuit boards from computers.
An Oregon-based e-scrap processor says government regulation practices and tough commodity markets have led the company to relocate shredding operations to Texas.