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T-Mobile sues Belmont Trading for over $6 million

Published: October 19, 2022
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T-Mobile sign on company store.

T-Mobile USA alleges Belmont Trading owes it millions of dollars in revenue from the sales of T-Mobile’s reusable and end-of-life devices. | DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock

One of the largest wireless carriers in the country filed suit against its phone resale and recycling vendor, claiming it has been shortchanged $6.6 million.

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Li-Cycle’s Alabama facility begins commercial operations

Published: October 19, 2022
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Ribbon cutting at the Li-Cycle Alabama facility.

The Tuscaloosa, Ala. facility uses Li-Cycle’s patented technology to process full EV battery packs without dismantling. | Courtesy of Li-Cycle

Lithium-ion battery processor Li-Cycle brought its Alabama location on-line, giving the company an additional capacity of 10,000 tons per year. 

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Processor launches Southeast US footprint expansion

Published: September 19, 2022
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ATR facility exterior in Florida.

ATR is scheduled to close on its purchase and take possession of a 38,000-square-foot building on nearly 13 acres in Pensacola, Fla. on Friday, Sept. 23. | Courtesy of Google street view

ATR will open an electronics refurbishing and resale facility in Pensacola, Fla., move its Midwest headquarters to the building and then construct a separate ITAD facility on the property. 

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Morgan Stanley pays millions more in wake of ITAD mishaps

Published: October 12, 2022
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Morgan Stanley company sign on building in Texas.

The financial costs from Morgan Stanley’s ITAD project mismanagement have grown to over $163 million. | JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock

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Morgan Stanley’s years of IT asset disposition errors have cost the banking giant over $163 million, according to an updated E-Scrap News tally. New details on the data loss incidents have also recently come to light.

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Companies take different paths to address e-plastics

Published: October 5, 2022
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Attendees listen to speakers at the 2022 E-Scrap Conference.

An e-plastics focused session at the 2022 E-Scrap Conference brought attendees perspectives from domestic processors. | Big Wave Productions/Resource Recycling, Inc.

Two businesses with unique approaches to meeting the goal of domestically processing e-plastics shared their plans at the 2022 E-Scrap Conference.

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Processor to track inventory via AI-powered vision system

Published: October 5, 2022
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The IntelSight X system from Neatco Engineering Services.

The IntelSight X system can help electronics and reuse companies reduce labor needs in inventory management. | Courtesy of Neatco Engineering Services

An Ontario tech firm has developed an artificial intelligence-driven system that a Canadian electronics recycling and reuse company will use to identify and catalog incoming devices, the system developers said.

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New Total Reclaim owner looks to expand into alkaline batteries

Published: September 29, 2022
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Total Reclaim's Bobby Farris

Total Reclaim’s CEO Bobby Farris was hired three years ago to “rehabilitate the organization” after an export scandal. | Courtesy of Total Reclaim

Bobby Farris now has full control of Washington-based Total Reclaim, and he is targeting additional markets for the processor.

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