A laser reballing machine at Retronix. | Courtesy of Retronix
The acquisition of Retronix will help global electronics manufacturer Jabil enable reuse of electronic components that may otherwise face the shredder. Continue Reading
A laser reballing machine at Retronix. | Courtesy of Retronix
The acquisition of Retronix will help global electronics manufacturer Jabil enable reuse of electronic components that may otherwise face the shredder. Continue Reading
TES aims to repurpose 1 billion kilograms of electronics by 2030. | Chayanuphol/Shutterstock
TES and Enviri both reported progress toward sustainability goals in their 2022 reports. Continue Reading
The newly opened facility has been audited for R2v3 and NAID AAA certifications. | Rattanapong/Shutterstock
Arizona-based DMD Systems Recovery opened a facility in Austin, Texas, expanding the reach of its reuse-first ITAD business. Continue Reading
Apple previously opposed right-to-repair bills in various states, but has seemingly changed its tune in tandem with the passage of California’s law. | PK Studio/Shutterstock
Apple supports the concept of federal right-to-repair legislation, and it will voluntarily extend the requirements of California’s new repair law to the rest of the U.S., Apple’s repair boss said Tuesday. Continue Reading
Bob Nicholson (left) and AJ Orben (middle) speak at the 2023 E-Scrap and E-Reuse Conference in New Orleans, with Jared Paben (right) moderating the session. | Big Wave Productions/E-Scrap News
Now is the time for interested parties to enter the solar panel recycling sector, but experts say there are plenty of challenges to navigate as well. Continue Reading
Oladosu Teyibo, CEO of device rental company YouWork.ai, hopes his company will provide digital access to those who could otherwise not afford it. | Konstantin Kolosov/Shutterstock
Oladosu Teyibo built a software development and recruiting company that operated in eight countries, five of them in Africa. From the outset, he experienced a “pain point” of not being able to hire people in Africa because they didn’t have the right computer equipment to work for him. Continue Reading
Panelists at the Mobile Repair Day event that took place this week during the E-Scrap & E-Reuse Conference. | Big Wave Productions/E-Scrap News
More than 1,200 electronics sustainability professionals – representing repair shops, ITAD firms, recyclers, OEMs and others – are gathering this week at the E-Scrap & E-Reuse Conference. Continue Reading
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
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
An Amazon worker at a reverse logistics hub holds a piece of data center equipment | Amazon
Amazon’s large-scale data center decommissioning facility coming to Pennsylvania will be a “huge part” of the company’s sustainability drive, which focuses on reusing and remanufacturing as much as possible, a company representative said. Continue Reading