If melting items can help combine different materials, exposing them to ultra-low temperatures can keep them apart. That’s the idea behind a new technique for separating different materials in shredded e-scrap.
If melting items can help combine different materials, exposing them to ultra-low temperatures can keep them apart. That’s the idea behind a new technique for separating different materials in shredded e-scrap.
A jewelry and precious metals seller has signed a letter of intent to acquire Elemetal Recycling for nearly $20 million.
E-Scrap News readers in April were drawn to stories about conflicts between e-scrap processors and government agencies on both sides of the country.
A recycling company in upstate New York has been targeted by state officials over allegations of mishandling materials.
Athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo will be awarded with medals made from recycled e-scrap metals.
In a perverse manner, processors of obsolete electronics love stock market slumps because such phenomena can push up the value of precious metals.
Grant money is boosting Maryland e-scrap programs, and Brazilian exchange students are studying how to make e-scrap disposal safer.
Australia is ramping up research to improve its e-scrap recycling, and a U.K. telecom expert is urging companies to boost repair and reuse.
A group in India isn’t happy with the government’s lack of e-scrap laws, and an Australian telecom company touts its e-scrap recycling rate. Continue Reading
Colt Refining and Recycling says it will be expanding to North Carolina after the purchase of assets and land formerly owned by e-scrap company Zloop.