E-scrap headlines by topic
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Asia
- China sets import standards for select non-ferrous grades
- Some semblance of stability?
- Potential e-plastics export disruption on the horizon
California
- California hikes payments for stressed e-scrap companies
- A look at where California’s CRT glass is going
- Collector ordered to pay restitution for California fraud
Canada
Certification standards
Collection
- Remote work drives another mail-based disposition program
- Samsung supports franchise repair firm’s e-scrap collection
- Takeaways from a battery collection initiative in Nigeria
Computers
- Refurbishers scramble after Microsoft shifts license structure
- Pandemic trends lead to boosted PC sales in Q2
- Analysts: Pandemic prompts IT spending cuts
Courts/lawsuits
- Former president of CRT processor sentenced to prison
- Major OEM settles in Closed Loop cleanup case
- Closing in on a cleanup
CRTs
- Former president of CRT processor sentenced to prison
- Major OEM settles in Closed Loop cleanup case
- Closing in on a cleanup
Data security
- Survey probes COVID-19 e-scrap impact on enterprises
- ITAD firms weigh in on bank’s $60M data mismanagement fine
- How a processor brought drive wiping and repair to ITAD sites
E-plastics
- Processor installs e-plastics sorting line
- Shipping giant stops e-plastic exports to Hong Kong
- Domestic e-plastics processor gears up for production
EPR/stewardship
- In My Opinion: Big changes make for bigger opportunities
- Connecticut boosts prices it pays to e-scrap firms
- Washington analysis shows changing e-scrap composition
Europe
- France will assign devices a repair rating
- Will Europe’s appetite for used devices last?
- Global group: E-scrap facility fires are on the rise
Exports
- China sets import standards for select non-ferrous grades
- Export roundup: BAN accuses Dell; Thailand updates policy
- BAN offers update on its EarthEye tracking program
Flat-panel displays
- Company rolls out flat-panel processing technology
- Details on Total Reclaim prison sentences
- Nationwide processor embraces robotic sortation
Industry groups
- How can the sector boost female and minority leadership?
- Lights, camera, device repair: Movie highlights sector
- Global e-scrap recycling rate has stagnated, study finds
Local programs
- Industry stakeholders say material is flowing again
- The Big Apple cuts curbside e-scrap service from budget
- Best Buy and others halt e-scrap collection due to coronavirus
Markets
- Metals experts talk pandemic impact and forecast demand
- How COVID-19 is reshaping the ITAD business
- Gold maintains elevated pricing
Metals
- Li-Cycle opens battery recycling facility in Northeast
- Metals experts talk pandemic impact and forecast demand
- Scrap metal veteran enters e-scrap industry
Mobile devices
- Takeaways from a battery collection initiative in Nigeria
- The details on Apple’s lawsuit against GEEP Canada
- Global ITAD company joins e-scrap ‘offset’ program
OEMs
- Samsung supports franchise repair firm’s e-scrap collection
- Major OEM settles in Closed Loop cleanup case
- OEM and industry partners hit the road to collect material
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Big changes make for bigger opportunities
- In My Opinion: Processors can stand out online for little cost
- First Person Perspective: Time to take the hard steps of meaningful action on racial injustice
Processors
- Remote work drives another mail-based disposition program
- Li-Cycle opens battery recycling facility in Northeast
- How COVID-19 is reshaping the ITAD business
Refurbishment/reuse
- Warranty firm buys phone refurbisher for $325 million
- Refurbishers scramble after Microsoft shifts license structure
- Right-to-repair bill handily approved in one state
Regulation/oversight
- ITAD firms weigh in on bank’s $60M data mismanagement fine
- Pandemic upends certification audit sector
- Groups weigh in on federal recycled-product procurement