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Sipi’s ITAD footprint acquired by fast-growing processor

Published: October 11, 2023
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Tide Rock’s acquisition of Sipi Metals’ ITAD segment is intended to reduce shipping costs through improved logistics, among other goals. | Courtesy of Full Circle Electronics

Private equity firm Tide Rock has acquired the ITAD arm of Sipi Metals, a move that roughly doubles the size of Tide Rock’s existing electronics reuse and recycling company.  Continue Reading

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Solar panel recycling collaboration moves forward

Published: October 11, 2023
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In addition to starting a business relationship with Greenbacker, SOLARCYCLE has received a Department of Energy grant to explore reducing the cost of solar panel processing. | Courtesy of Greenbacker Capital

Greenbacker Renewable Energy has formed a long-term partnership with SOLARCYCLE to recycle decommissioned solar panels cost effectively.  Continue Reading

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N.Y. recyclers sentenced for improper e-scrap processing

Published: October 4, 2023
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The investigation began when a large amount of e-scrap, including televisions and CRT monitors, was reported abandoned in Seneca County, N.Y. | Aerial Mike/Shutterstock

Several recyclers have been formally convicted in New York state for illegally processing and disposing of hundreds of tons of e-scrap, the result of an investigation that started in 2015.  Continue Reading

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ERI expands into the southwest

Published: January 19, 2023
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The recently opened facility in Goodyear, Ariz. will focus on front-end processing of incoming equipment, as opposed to downstream shredding and separation. | Courtesy of ERI

ERI has opened a processing facility outside of Phoenix, marking the company’s ninth U.S. plant and its first in the southwest region. The company’s CEO said more recycling locations are coming. 

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Texas e-scrap company installs e-plastics system

Published: September 27, 2023
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Leaders at CompuCycle say the recently installed e-plastics line will help the company sell to the domestic market. | Courtesy of CompuCycle

Houston-based processor CompuCycle is putting the finishing touches on an e-plastics sorting line, the latest domestic investment in plastics processing capacity. Continue Reading

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Partnership tests out consumer mail-in recycling

Published: September 27, 2023
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The pilot project will test if a consumer mail-in program can help increase reuse and recycling rates. | Plus69/Shutterstock

Pyxera Global, FedEx and TERRA are collaborating to find out whether mail-in collections for consumers can work at scale to generate a meaningful quantity of used devices.  Continue Reading

Aluminum recyclers plan expansions

Published: September 27, 2023
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Sortera Technologies recently received major funding, and Spectro Alloys announced plans to construct a new building. | John New/Shutterstock

Spectro Alloys and Sortera Technologies are drawing up plans for multimillion-dollar expansions of their aluminum recycling capabilities. Continue Reading

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EV battery recycler raises funds for facility

Published: September 18, 2023
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Fundraising efforts have netted Ascend Elements $542 million, adding to the $480 million the company received from two Department of Energy grants. | Janaka Dharmasena/Shutterstock

Ascend Elements raised a total of $542 million in equity investments to help scale up its lithium-ion battery manufacturing.  Continue Reading

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First America expands into solar panels, EV batteries

Published: September 18, 2023
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First America is now recycling solar panels as it expands into the alternative energy sector. | Courtesy of First America

Metals and electronics recycling company First America is leveraging a handful of partnerships to process material from electric vehicles and other streams. Continue Reading

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