Universe Recycling Technologies closed its Dover site consolidating CRT work in Wisconsin and focusing on growth in the Midwest, West. | Somchai Som / Shutterstock
Universal Recycling Technologies (URT) has closed its Dover, New Hampshire facility and is consolidating work into its other plants, a decision company leaders described as a strategic refocus rather than a retreat from the region. Continue Reading
More than 4,000 companies from around the globe who do business in California face fast-approaching reporting deadlines that signal a profound operational shift. | Alexander Lukatskiy / Shutterstock
California regulators have released a preliminary list of more than 4,000 companies, revealing for the first time who will need to comply with sweeping new climate disclosure laws, starting in just three months’ time.
Tailwind’s move is among a series of private capital firms eyeing ITAD assets as hardware decommissioning volumes expands, regulation tightens and the stakes for data security and responsible recycling rise. | MD Photography / Shutterstock
Tailwind Capital is the latest private equity player to bet on the booming IT asset disposition industry, taking a majority stake in DMD Systems Recovery this month. The deal marks Tailwind’s first big move into the ITAD sector. Continue Reading
REACT, DOE E-SCRAP finalist from Intel-E-Waste, Sunnking, Penn State and NREL, uses heat- and chemical-free separation to produce high-value e-scrap streams, piloting in 2026. | Damrong Rattanapong / Shutterstock
A project spearheaded by Intel-E-Waste is aiming to reshape US e-scrap recycling by delivering cleaner, higher-value diverse product streams and reducing dependence on overseas smelters. Continue Reading
Hewlett Packard Enterprise and other technology companies have pointed to operating system and AI adoption as drivers for device refreshes, spurring supply for recyclers and secondary markets. | Photo courtesy of Hewlett Packard Enterprise
In its recent quarterly investor call, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) was the latest technology firm to credit a sustained cycle of enterprise infrastructure upgrades for a prolonged increase of used equipment into secondary markets.
OnePlanet appointed Nathan Arbitman as chief commercial officer to scale US solar panel recycling, with a 2027 plant aiming to process over 2 million modules yearly. | Photo courtesy of OnePlanet
OnePlanet Solar Recycling, based in Jacksonville, Florida, has appointed Nathan Arbitman as its first chief commercial officer, as the company moves to scale solar panel recycling operations. The announcement follows OnePlanet’s $7 million seed round and plans for a $90 million industrial facility in Florida. Continue Reading
Paladin plans to acquire additional companies and also grow organically in the months and years ahead. | Aquatarkus/Shutterstock
Formed by private equity and acquisitions of electronics processors in Florida and Minnesota, Paladin EnviroTech launched this week as the latest entrant in the ITAD space, with multiple industry veterans in leadership roles. Continue Reading
Bloom’s impact reporting tool has been endorsed by major certification standard e-Stewards. | Mameraman/Shutterstock
A major enterprise resource planning software platform will provide clients with access to Bloom ESG’s environmental impact reporting calculator, and another major ITAD firm has adopted Bloom’s calculator and agreed to provide data that will bolster Bloom’s reporting capabilities. Continue Reading
Now known as Metallium, MTM Critical Metals is building its first U.S. location in Houston, with plans to expand. | Petr Bonek/Shutterstock
MTM Critical Metals, a metals refiner that processes e-scrap, will expand operations beyond Western Australia and into the U.S. amid a rebranding, the company announced during a recent investor call.
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The first-of-its-kind BIDS unit processes electronics up to laptop size and can safely handle lithium-ion batteries. | Photo courtesy Jeff Gloyd.
Seeing the lack of smaller-scale systems suited for processing small personal devices containing lithium-ion batteries, Houston-based Gloyd Recycling Solutions developed what it says is the first marketed device to shred battery-containing devices of laptop size and smaller. Continue Reading