E-scrap headlines by topic
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Asia
- Overseas e-plastics market dries up
- Singapore firm acquires UK metals recovery operation
- China threatens to ax rare earth shipments to U.S.
California
- Bill supports proper recovery of growing e-scrap hazard
- State looks to reduce e-scrap program revenues
- A look at which Calif. processors won when ECS lost
Canada
Certification standards
- New program to help processors employ disabled adults
- R2 facilities will have at least a year to achieve new standard
- SERI receives hundreds of comments on R2 revision
Collection
- Grant expands device collection in underserved area
- Automated collection kiosks enter the Big Apple
- Pittsburgh e-scrap effort is stuck at the start line
Computers
- Sims sees profit potential in data center material
- Feds: Refurb shop owner illegally obtained computers
- Reuse marketplace grabs major investment backing
Courts/lawsuits
- CRT lawsuit: Some suppliers settle, others take a stand
- Some e-scrap firms pay out in CRT stockpile suit
- ISRI wins injunction against California reporting regulations
CRTs
- CRT lawsuit: Some suppliers settle, others take a stand
- Some e-scrap firms pay out in CRT stockpile suit
- Arrow Electronics to leave ITAD sector
Data security
- What new data protection laws mean for e-scrap processors
- Study finds sensitive data remains on used drives
- Personal info abounds on used devices
E-plastics
- E-plastics processing capacity increases in Europe
- Overseas e-plastics market dries up
- US asks countries to omit Basel plastic regulations
EPR/stewardship
- EU seeks to incentivize design-for-recycling
- Bill supports proper recovery of growing e-scrap hazard
- State looks to reduce e-scrap program revenues
Europe
- E-plastics processing capacity increases in Europe
- Pilot plant to recover rare earths using hydrogen
- EU seeks to incentivize design-for-recycling
Exports
- E-scrap export ban introduced in Senate
- Overseas e-plastics market dries up
- ISRI: Export prohibition rule is dead in the water
Flat-panel displays
- Details on Total Reclaim prison sentences
- Nationwide processor embraces robotic sortation
- UK robot tackles a surge of old flat screens
Industry groups
- What new data protection laws mean for e-scrap processors
- R2 facilities will have at least a year to achieve new standard
- ISRI: Export prohibition rule is dead in the water
Local programs
- Bid dispute leads to termination of local contract
- Firm looks to ‘evangelize’ on behalf of e-scrap industry
- Pittsburgh e-scrap effort is stuck at the start line
Markets
- Sims’ e-scrap profits drop nearly 17%
- Scrap metal company involved in e-scrap to be sold for $23M
- Global economic woes affect e-scrap metal markets
Metals
- Sims’ e-scrap profits drop nearly 17%
- Scrap metal company involved in e-scrap to be sold for $23M
- Pilot plant to recover rare earths using hydrogen
Mobile devices
- Financial outlook dims for global cartridge remanufacturer
- Report: Some previous iPhones losing popularity
- Phone refurb specialist expands into e-scrap
OEMs
- Meet the Speakers: Kevin Dillon of ERI
- Apple to expand third-party repair program
- Apple accused of hampering battery replacement
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Data breaches and ITAD under the microscope
- In My Opinion: The changing state of ITAD
- In My Opinion: Right to Repair is bound to succeed
Processors
- Processors merge to form single company with scale
- New program to help processors employ disabled adults
- Sims’ e-scrap profits drop nearly 17%
Refurbishment/reuse
- Another insurance company acquires a repair business
- Federal purchasing agency to stop acquiring used electronics
- Apple to expand third-party repair program
Regulation/oversight
- E-scrap export ban introduced in Senate
- Bill supports proper recovery of growing e-scrap hazard
- Zero Waste Act includes electronics recycling support