A major OEM will voluntarily monitor its downstream e-scrap movement with a GPS tracking service from the Basel Action Network (BAN).
A major OEM will voluntarily monitor its downstream e-scrap movement with a GPS tracking service from the Basel Action Network (BAN).
Consumers paid record prices for Apple’s iPhone X. A recent analysis shows the refurb market is doing the same.
Major electronics manufacturers Dell and HP recently released their yearly corporate sustainability reports, showing their achievements in material sourcing, design for repair and closed-loop recovery.
Apple has been penalized by the Australian government for attempting to mislead consumers on whether device warranties are still effective once the device has been serviced by a non-Apple-authorized repair entity.
Chris Brandt of BAN’s EarthEye program installing a tracker in a printer. Copyright BAN.
The Basel Action Network has launched a commercial tracking service to monitor e-scrap flows, and its first customer is an OEM that was lambasted by the watchdog group over exports two years ago.
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The Basel Action Network has launched a commercial tracking service to monitor e-scrap flows, and its first customer is an OEM that was lambasted by the watchdog group over exports two years ago.
A $25,000 grant will help a Nebraska processor achieve R2 certification, part of a larger effort to boost e-scrap recycling capacity in the Cornhusker State.
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