E-scrap headlines by topic
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Asia
- Processor loses certification over exports to Asia
- Japanese phone brand adopts e-scrap offset program
- Smelting giant buys remainder of e-scrap recycler
California
- Retailer to pay $2M for improper e-scrap disposal
- E-scrap firm fined for battery fires
- Investment firm adds third e-scrap company
Canada
Certification standards
- Processor loses certification over exports to Asia
- SERI clarifies standard on smart device data sanitization
- SERI looks to address smart device data challenges
Collection
- URT processing batteries collected curbside in Oregon
- Japanese phone brand adopts e-scrap offset program
- Collections in Midwest state continue to fall short of targets
Computers
- New firm provides chip ‘recovery as a service’
- PC sales dropped worldwide in Q4 and 2022
- Feds to develop repairable computer donation program
Courts/lawsuits
- How Samsung patent dispute could affect device repair
- Exurban cuts rural site from smelter project consideration
- LCD dismantling startups spar in patent dispute
CRTs
- Former head of Wisconsin processor sentenced to prison
- Processor reaches $5M deal in CRT case
- Millions of dollars move as Ohio CRT case winds down
Data security
- Oregon debates consumer electronics right-to-repair bill
- Equipment Spotlight: Ameri-Shred targets small media for shredding
- SERI clarifies standard on smart device data sanitization
E-plastics
- Processor secures closed-loop plastics recycling deal
- Companies take different paths to address e-plastics
- Emerging outlets
EPR/stewardship
- Pacific NW state reports 13% drop in e-scrap recycling
- Collections in Midwest state continue to fall short of targets
- Intel details precious metals, asset recovery initiatives
Europe
- Boliden boosts e-scrap smelting to pre-COVID levels
- LCD dismantling startups spar in patent dispute
- Few EU member states hit collection targets
Exports
- Processor loses certification over exports to Asia
- Key CRT recycling pipeline is no longer active
- The new export debate
Flat-panel displays
- Northeast processor installs flat-panel processing robot
- Company rolls out flat-panel processing technology
- Details on Total Reclaim prison sentences
Industry groups
- Oregon debates consumer electronics right-to-repair bill
- Compliance Standards launches awareness campaign
- CES yields recycling program, ‘green’ campaign news
Local programs
- URT processing batteries collected curbside in Oregon
- Sunnking moves to four-day work week
- How a county-processor contract addresses equity
Markets
- Echo companies boost reuse and recycling profits
- Phone shipments and demand expected to decline
- Online device trade-ins continue to gain momentum
Metals
- Boliden boosts e-scrap smelting to pre-COVID levels
- ‘Green smelter’ company plans US expansion
- Canada invests in circuit board recycling startup
Mobile devices
- How Samsung patent dispute could affect device repair
- Latest from OEMs: Recyclable PC and repairable phone
- Phone shipments and demand expected to decline
OEMs
- How Samsung patent dispute could affect device repair
- Latest from OEMs: Recyclable PC and repairable phone
- Phone shipments and demand expected to decline
Opinion
- In Our Opinion: Battery-handling tips for facilities
- In My Opinion: ITAD firms should manage K-12 devices sustainably
- In My Opinion: Beware of the industry’s con artists
Processors
- New ITAD facility targets West Coast clients
- Iron Mountain sees higher sales from ITAD business
- Igneo to process end-of-life materials for IT distributor
Refurbishment/reuse
- Supply chain tech company nets $37.5M in funding
- Oregon debates consumer electronics right-to-repair bill
- Sims feels pressure from lower device prices, cost inflation
Regulation/oversight
- How Samsung patent dispute could affect device repair
- Feds to develop repairable computer donation program
- Retailer to pay $2M for improper e-scrap disposal