E-scrap headlines by topic
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Asia
- Some semblance of stability?
- Potential e-plastics export disruption on the horizon
- Report: E-scrap flows to Thailand despite ban
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
- SERI approves updated R2 standard
- Procurement program funds African e-scrap recycling
- COVID-19 spurs temporary certification changes
Collection
- Doorstep e-scrap collection service launches in Philadelphia
- TerraCycle reports on earnings tied to e-scrap
- Texas e-scrap program reports device collection results
Computers
- Analysts: Pandemic prompts IT spending cuts
- Sims sees profit potential in data center material
- Feds: Refurb shop owner illegally obtained computers
Courts/lawsuits
- American Retroworks reaches settlement in Closed Loop case
- Details emerge on scope of Closed Loop CRT cleanup
- Processor signs major settlement in Closed Loop case
CRTs
- American Retroworks reaches settlement in Closed Loop case
- Details emerge on scope of Closed Loop CRT cleanup
- Processor signs major settlement in Closed Loop case
Data security
- Enterprises continue to prefer shredding over wiping
- In My Opinion: Why ITAD firms are crucial to protecting data
- Asset theft contributes to Canada data breaches
E-plastics
- Domestic e-plastics processor gears up for production
- Some semblance of stability?
- Expert explains upcoming e-plastic export changes
EPR/stewardship
- California hikes payments for stressed e-scrap companies
- OEM group offers emergency funds to UK e-scrap firms
- Texas e-scrap program reports device collection results
Europe
- Process employs lasers to separate e-scrap materials
- OEM group offers emergency funds to UK e-scrap firms
- Electronics processor retools to serve COVID-19 need
Exports
- Procurement program funds African e-scrap recycling
- Device resellers see ‘unprecedented demand’
- Some semblance of stability?
Flat-panel displays
- Company rolls out flat-panel processing technology
- Details on Total Reclaim prison sentences
- Nationwide processor embraces robotic sortation
Industry groups
- Feds publish virus safety guidance for waste industry
- ITAM group: Plan now to properly dispose of excess devices
- CTA forecasts falling device sales this year
Local programs
- The Big Apple cuts curbside e-scrap service from budget
- Best Buy and others halt e-scrap collection due to coronavirus
- Proposed federal grant programs could boost e-scrap recovery
Markets
- California hikes payments for stressed e-scrap companies
- TerraCycle reports on earnings tied to e-scrap
- ITAM group: Plan now to properly dispose of excess devices
Metals
- Startup nears commercial scale with PCB technology
- One state moves toward mandating solar panel recycling
- Favorable market conditions drive smelter profits
Mobile devices
- ITAM group: Plan now to properly dispose of excess devices
- Repair developments during the pandemic
- Details on a fast-growing recycling and ITAD group
OEMs
- Repair developments during the pandemic
- Apple contract reveals repair program details
- Computer manufacturer partners with Free Geek Toronto
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Why ITAD firms are crucial to protecting data
- In My Opinion: In CRT mess, let’s protect the good guys
- In Our Opinion: Maximizing value with component harvesting
Processors
- ITAD firm sets itself up for expansion
- Last major ECS equipment assets go on the block
- Domestic e-plastics processor gears up for production
Refurbishment/reuse
- ITAD firm sets itself up for expansion
- Working-from-home drives data center device demand
- Market competition advocacy group backs right to repair
Regulation/oversight
- California hikes payments for stressed e-scrap companies
- Market competition advocacy group backs right to repair
- Details emerge on scope of Closed Loop CRT cleanup