Tag Archives: Sept. 2016

Know Your E-Scrap Processor: FCM Recycling

Published: December 14, 2016
Updated: February 7, 2019
by Jared Paben

Many e-scrap recycling firms target gold and silver but send lower-value plastics elsewhere for disposal or recycling.

A poisoned Apple

Published: September 9, 2016
Updated: February 21, 2018
by Kyle Wiens

This story originally appeared in the September 2016 issue of E-Scrap News.

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Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine, Opinion, Top stories | Tagged OEMs, refurbishment/reuse, repair, Sept. 2016 | Leave a reply

Sizing up certification

Published: October 10, 2016
Updated: February 21, 2018
by Henry Leineweber

This story originally appeared in the September 2016 issue of E-Scrap News.

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E-Scrap News, Sept. 2016

Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged Certification standards, E-scrap, industry groups, R2, Sept. 2016 |

So you want to expand into ITAD?

Published: December 6, 2016
Updated: February 21, 2018
by Chris Ko and Emily Gonzales

This story originally appeared in the September 2016 issue of E-Scrap News.

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The rising costs of collection

Published: December 9, 2016
Updated: February 21, 2018
by Rob Taylor

This story originally appeared in the September 2016 issue of E-Scrap News.

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Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged Collection, local programs, Sept. 2016, state programs |

Electronics reuse and recycling in Peru, a photographic journey

Published: December 28, 2016
Updated: February 21, 2018
by Verena Radulovic

This story originally appeared in the September 2016 issue of E-Scrap News.

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Posted in E-Scrap News Magazine | Tagged metals, refurbishment/reuse, Sept. 2016, South America |

The latest e-scrap industry news

Morgan Stanley ‘ignored industry standards’ in data breach
Financial services giant Morgan Stanley terminated a contract with its long-standing IT asset disposition vendor to save money prior to a botched data center decommissioning job in 2016, lawyers alleged in court this month.
Sims launches program elevating women leaders
Sims Limited, parent company of e-scrap and ITAD giant Sims Lifecycle Services, last week announced an initiative designed to support and develop female leaders within the company.
As Bitcoin continues to rise, so does its e-scrap impact
Bitcoin mining generates 67.7 million pounds of end-of-life electronics worldwide per year, according to a recent analysis. That’s substantially higher than estimates from just a year ago.
Partnership to pursue battery recycling standards
A U.S. Department of Energy laboratory and an industry association that represents battery manufacturers will collaborate to draft the first recycling standards for lithium-ion batteries.
European e-scrap processor acquires US metals company
A global company that owns European e-scrap recycling operations has purchased U.S. company Legend Smelting and Recycling.
Feds eye industry partners for e-scrap sorting tech
Scientists at a U.S. Department of Energy lab have developed unique tools that can be used to clean up shredded e-scrap, and they want to demonstrate them to e-scrap processors.
California labeling bill touches on electronics recyclability
California legislation targeting how plastic packaging is labeled also affects recycling labels for consumer electronics, according to industry groups.