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URT to recycle Guam’s storm-damaged school e-scrap

Published: July 26, 2023
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A representative from URT estimates that his company will receive roughly half a million pounds of e-scrap at its facility in Clackamas, Ore. | Eric Celebrezze/Shutterstock

Forget the next city or state over – Universal Recycling Technologies’ Oregon facility will recycle e-scrap that traveled the equivalent of one-third of the circumference of the earth.  Continue Reading

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Operator sees resale pricing back at pre-pandemic levels

Published: July 20, 2023
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As COVID-era supply chain squeezes begin to loosen up, Cascade finds itself wrestling with diminishing prices for its refurbished devices. | Elnur/Shutterstock

Cascade Asset Management found that selling used electronics through e-commerce marketplaces brought substantially more revenue growth than selling to wholesalers last year. The ITAD company still joined many others in suffering an overall drop in prices.  Continue Reading

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ERI discloses 2022 operational numbers

Published: June 28, 2023
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The company recovered 650,000 electronic components for resale or reuse in 2022. | Mameraman/Shutterstock

ERI processed slightly fewer total pounds of electronics last year, but the weight of devices it diverted for reuse increased, according to the company’s latest sustainability report.  Continue Reading

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European smelters wrestle with fire, thefts, worker deaths

Published: June 22, 2023
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Aurubis has managed to continue production despite its troubles, but Rönnskär is facing a several-week-long shutdown following a major fire. | Nuroon Jampaklai/Shutterstock

Three worker deaths and a theft ring investigation upset operations at an Aurubis facility in Hamburg, Germany, and a serious fire shut down production at Boliden’s Rönnskär’s copper smelter in Skelleftehamn, Sweden. Continue Reading

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TerraCycle US acquires universal waste processor

Published: June 22, 2023
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Complete Recycling Solutions will continue to be led by its co-founder and CEO, Keith Boyea. | Gonzo/Shutterstock

Massachusetts e-scrap processor Complete Recycling Solutions has been acquired by TerraCycle US, a company that specializes in collection of regulated waste and other scrap streams.  Continue Reading

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