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
- Pandemic upends certification audit sector
- SERI approves updated R2 standard
- Procurement program funds African e-scrap recycling
Collection
- For more processors, ‘mailing it in’ means opportunity
- Doorstep e-scrap collection service launches in Philadelphia
- TerraCycle reports on earnings tied to e-scrap
Computers
- Pandemic trends lead to boosted PC sales in Q2
- Analysts: Pandemic prompts IT spending cuts
- Sims sees profit potential in data center material
Courts/lawsuits
- The details on Apple’s lawsuit against GEEP Canada
- Plaintiff in processor lawsuit now facing criminal charges
- CompuPoint agrees to recycle CRTs to settle lawsuit
CRTs
- In My Opinion: How bureaucracies and bias sunk a CRT solution
- Plaintiff in processor lawsuit now facing criminal charges
- CompuPoint agrees to recycle CRTs to settle lawsuit
Data security
- ITAD firms weigh in on bank’s $60M data mismanagement fine
- How a processor brought drive wiping and repair to ITAD sites
- Lawsuits pile on after ITAD vendor’s data mismanagement
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
- Connecticut boosts prices it pays to e-scrap firms
- Washington analysis shows changing e-scrap composition
- Canadian province to add device categories to program
Europe
- Will Europe’s appetite for used devices last?
- Global group: E-scrap facility fires are on the rise
- Process employs lasers to separate e-scrap materials
Exports
- Export roundup: BAN accuses Dell; Thailand updates policy
- BAN offers update on its EarthEye tracking program
- Shipping giant stops e-plastic exports to Hong Kong
Flat-panel displays
- Company rolls out flat-panel processing technology
- Details on Total Reclaim prison sentences
- Nationwide processor embraces robotic sortation
Industry groups
- Lights, camera, device repair: Movie highlights sector
- Global e-scrap recycling rate has stagnated, study finds
- BAN offers update on its EarthEye tracking program
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
- Gold maintains elevated pricing
- Rare earth recycler draws $28 million in federal funding
- How PPP loans assisted the e-scrap industry
Metals
- Gold maintains elevated pricing
- Lithium-ion battery recycler to build New York facility
- Rare earth recycler draws $28 million in federal funding
Mobile devices
- The details on Apple’s lawsuit against GEEP Canada
- Global ITAD company joins e-scrap ‘offset’ program
- Gold prices approach nine-year highs
OEMs
- The details on Apple’s lawsuit against GEEP Canada
- Repair organization begins consulting with manufacturers
- In My Opinion: Apple’s policies have wide-reaching impact
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Apple’s policies have wide-reaching impact
- In My Opinion: Can North America catch up on rare earths?
- First Person Perspective: To grow, we need to demystify our industry
Processors
- How market changes spurred expansion at Sage
- ITAD firm launches project to bridge the digital divide
- Fire damages Cleanlites facility
Refurbishment/reuse
- Repair roundup: Celebration, legislation and education
- The details on Apple’s lawsuit against GEEP Canada
- Repair organization begins consulting with manufacturers
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