E-scrap headlines by topic
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Asia
- Potential e-plastics export disruption on the horizon
- Report: E-scrap flows to Thailand despite ban
- Asian markets for e-plastics evolve amid uncertainty
California
- Collector ordered to pay restitution for California fraud
- Processor: Lithium-ion battery troubles go beyond collection
- Bill supports proper recovery of growing e-scrap hazard
Canada
Certification standards
- A number of developments at e-Stewards
- Latest R2 update draft uploaded for public comment
- With new version on the way, e-Stewards offers discount
Collection
- Processor inks medical device recycling deal
- Processor joins mail-in e-scrap recycling program
- Amazon offers used device drop-off in locker locations
Computers
- Sims sees profit potential in data center material
- Feds: Refurb shop owner illegally obtained computers
- Reuse marketplace grabs major investment backing
Courts/lawsuits
- Clover says it will emerge from bankruptcy soon
- Three more CRT suppliers settle in Closed Loop court case
- Printer pile-up ends in quarrel with city
CRTs
- Three more CRT suppliers settle in Closed Loop court case
- UNICOR agrees to Closed Loop CRT settlement
- Canadian firm gets set to handle more CRT glass
Data security
- In My Opinion: Why ITAD firms are crucial to protecting data
- Asset theft contributes to Canada data breaches
- Cloud technology drives emerging ITAD sector
E-plastics
- Researchers explore PCB flame retardant removal
- Potential e-plastics export disruption on the horizon
- Plastics-to-fuel facility to take in e-plastics
EPR/stewardship
- Midwest state looks to improve oversight of e-scrap facilities
- Leaders dive into batteries, OEM relationships and more
- MRM reaches recycling management milestone
Europe
- Sims Recycling Solutions announces major sale
- UNU: Public must demand use of recycled e-plastics
- Experts say e-scrap generation to more than double by 2050
Exports
- Potential e-plastics export disruption on the horizon
- Latest R2 update draft uploaded for public comment
- Report: E-scrap flows to Thailand despite ban
Flat-panel displays
- Company rolls out flat-panel processing technology
- Details on Total Reclaim prison sentences
- Nationwide processor embraces robotic sortation
Industry groups
- Latest R2 update draft uploaded for public comment
- Want a more efficient operation? Here are some tips
- REMADE announces funding for additional research projects
Local programs
- Proposed federal grant programs could boost e-scrap recovery
- The Big Apple expands curbside device collection
- Bid dispute leads to termination of local contract
Markets
- Business demand spurs rise in PC sales
- Canadian firm gets set to handle more CRT glass
- How one processor went global and kept costs in check
Metals
- Company advances technology for low-grade PCBs
- China adds inspection option for scrap shipments
- Manager: Acquisition of Simon Metals means growth
Mobile devices
- Clover says it will emerge from bankruptcy soon
- Major changes ahead for Clover Technologies
- Phone trade-in firm describes recent market trends
OEMs
- Right-to-repair advocates make their case in one statehouse
- The latest news from electronics OEMs
- Cali Resources refurbishes audio devices for OEM
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
- Clover says it will emerge from bankruptcy soon
- Processor: Battery-sparked fires burn ‘fast and furious’
- Nonprofit processor factors community into its bottom line
Refurbishment/reuse
- Clover says it will emerge from bankruptcy soon
- Right-to-repair advocates make their case in one statehouse
- The latest news from electronics OEMs
Regulation/oversight
- Right-to-repair advocates make their case in one statehouse
- Midwest state looks to improve oversight of e-scrap facilities
- Midwest lead smelter fined for air pollution