E-scrap headlines by topic
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Asia
- Processor responds to e-Stewards eligibility suspension
- Bill would create critical minerals task force
- Illegal e-scrap imports blocked in Malaysia, Thailand
California
- CA starts OEM requirements for battery-containing devices
- California suggests upping e-scrap processing payments
- 3R Technology working to start up first US e-plastics site
Canada
Certification standards
- Petition calls for certification action after ITAD device theft
- Processor responds to e-Stewards eligibility suspension
- Citing Basel, Illinois processor launches e-plastics line
Collection
- Sunnking reports 5% increase in recycling
- Wisconsin E-Cycle report reflects increasing access
- Policy round-up: Solar stewardship, state changes
Computers
- Survey provides look at Canadian electronics recycling
- E-scrap buyer launches AI to recognize circuit board grades
- Hawai’i expands e-scrap program
Courts/lawsuits
- Guilty pleas in surplus equipment disposal scheme
- Li-Cycle files for bi-national bankruptcy, seeks buyer
- High costs, lack of buyers stall Camston Wrather bankruptcy
CRTs
- CRT volumes decline, but end is not yet in sight
- Suppliers targeted for Iowa CRT stockpile cleanup costs
- California suggests upping e-scrap processing payments
Data security
- Data erasure firm expands wearable device capabilities
- Sunnking reports 5% increase in recycling
- Petition calls for certification action after ITAD device theft
E-plastics
- LG collection volume increased notably in 2024
- Malaysia to fully halt US e-plastic imports
- E-plastics recycling company expands product line
EPR/stewardship
- Wisconsin E-Cycle report reflects increasing access
- Policy round-up: Solar stewardship, state changes
- Right to repair in WA and battery EPR in Nebraska
Europe
- Market factors combine to shift Umicore’s capital plans
- Aurubis starts up Georgia smelter
- E-scrap compensation as a transition step
Exports
- Basel e-scrap rules disrupt larger metal sector
- Malaysia to fully halt US e-plastic imports
- Processor responds to e-Stewards eligibility suspension
Flat-panel displays
- Automating flat panel display disassembly
- Northeast processor installs flat-panel processing robot
- Company rolls out flat-panel processing technology
Industry groups
- Federal e-scrap export restriction bill introduced again
- Battery danger and solutions take center stage at ReMA
- Experts focus on safety after ‘disconcerting’ rise in deaths
Local programs
- Policy round-up: Solar stewardship, state changes
- Oregon shares E-Cycles modernization timeline
- Nashville’s S3 acquires assets of local electronics recycler
Markets
- E-plastics recycling company expands product line
- Tariff whirlwind continues with delays, exemptions
- Tariff chaos seeps into recycled e-plastics
Metals
- Apple, rare earth firm to process end-of-life device magnets
- Australian metals company rebrands, builds Texas plant
- Project brings rare earth recovery into e-scrap facility
Mobile devices
- Texas passes right-to-repair for consumer electronics
- Feds won’t collect USAID devices, creating security risk
- Solar EPR delay signed, right to repair poised to pass in WA
OEMs
- LG collection volume increased notably in 2024
- Apple, rare earth firm to process end-of-life device magnets
- Texas passes right-to-repair for consumer electronics
Opinion
- In My Opinion: We need our customers … to change
- In My Opinion: ‘No-code’ software opportunities abound
- In Our Opinion: Battery-handling tips for facilities
Processors
- Makor ERP to incorporate ESG reporting into platform
- Australian metals company rebrands, builds Texas plant
- E-scrap buyer launches AI to recognize circuit board grades
Refurbishment/reuse
- Makor ERP to incorporate ESG reporting into platform
- Construction stops at Georgia solar panel recycling plant
- Corporate E-Waste Solutions expands into AZ, KS
Regulation/oversight
- Lawmakers focus on electronics recycling potential
- CA starts OEM requirements for battery-containing devices
- Wisconsin E-Cycle report reflects increasing access