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‘Green smelter’ company plans US expansion

Published: March 22, 2023
Updated: March 22, 2023
by Jared Paben

Camston Wrather’s aggregation sites currently handle about 25 million pounds of material each year, a number the company aims to triple by 2024. | Courtesy of Camston Wrather

Camston Wrather, a company with a unique process for extracting metals from printed circuit boards, announced it is planning to grow and expand aggressively across the U.S., after years of keeping a relatively low profile.
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Partners planning AI-powered e-scrap battery removal system

Published: November 30, 2022
Updated: November 30, 2022
by Jared Paben

Pile of old li-ion batteries for recycling.

The $2.6 million project aims to stop lithium-ion battery fires triggered by damaged batteries or batteries that are damaged during the sorting and recycling process. | Mehaniq/Shutterstock

A European R&D project aims to create an AI-powered system that can detect and automatically remove batteries from e-scrap before they present fire risks at recycling facilities.

Posted in News | Tagged batteries, Europe, research, technology |

The latest e-scrap industry news

Survey provides look at Canadian electronics recycling
The portion of Canadians reporting unwanted electronics awaiting disposal was flat to lower, according to the most recent national survey measuring how residents are generating and managing e-scrap amid increased use of technology.
Australian metals company rebrands, builds Texas plant
MTM Critical Metals will expand operations beyond Western Australia and into the U.S. amid a rebranding, the company announced during a recent investor call.
Project brings rare earth recovery into e-scrap facility
A pilot project is demonstrating a bolt-on modular system that could make it logistically and economically feasible for e-scrap processors to recover rare earth elements from end-of-life electronics within their existing facilities.
Top stories from June 2025
A major e-plastic export disruption drew reader attention last month, as did stories highlighting an ITAD company’s growth, a dispute between a processor and a certification standard, a report exploring why reusable devices are destroyed, and the legal conclusion of an ITAD employee’s criminal actions.
Editor’s farewell: So long, but not goodbye
When I started working for Resource Recycling, I thought I knew quite a bit about recycling. After all, I grew up in a bottle bill state, turning in cans for candy money, and was the child checking neighbors’ recycling bins to make sure they were using it right.
CA starts OEM requirements for battery-containing devices
As of July 1, manufacturers of covered battery-embedded products must comply with new requirements in California, as part of the state’s expansion of its long-running e-scrap program..
Sunnking reports 5% increase in recycling
Processor Sunnking Sustainable Solutions collected more than 24 million pounds of electronics in 2024 and recycled 5% more e-scrap than the prior year, according to its recently released sustainability report.