E-scrap headlines by topic
For a full list of news stories, click the topic name.
Asia
- Acquisition deepens Korea Zinc’s presence in US
- SK ecoplant acquires global ITAD firm for $1 billion
- Study explores exposure to synthetic antioxidants
California
- Trucking company to pay $1.36 million in hazardous waste case
- Regulators: Tough markets justify paying recyclers more
- California bill would set up EPR for batteries
Canada
Certification standards
- What eBay’s certification partnership means for resellers
- SERI: One-fifth of R2v3 facilities do both reuse and recycling
- Industry association retires ‘NAID Member’ logo
Collection
- How processors are easing their pain at the pump
- South Carolina e-scrap overhaul signed into lawÂ
- ‘One for one’ project pairs new phones with old
Computers
- Acid-free tech will make rare earth recycling more feasible
- Google says fresh operating system can boost older devices
- HP shares recycling vendor audits, content goals
Courts/lawsuits
- Trucking company to pay $1.36 million in hazardous waste case
- Defendants agree to pay $550,000 to clean up CRT sites
- Four settlements approved in Closed Loop CRT case
CRTs
- Defendants agree to pay $550,000 to clean up CRT sites
- Here’s how local leaders feel about one state program
- Four settlements approved in Closed Loop CRT case
Data security
- Experts map out landmines in electronic data destruction
- WipeDrive acquired in multi-million-dollar deal
- Product Spotlight: Chromebook data-wiping tool
E-plastics
- Emerging outlets
- Igneo targets low-grade material with $85 million plant
- Feds eye industry partners for e-scrap sorting tech
EPR/stewardship
- Midwest city reports lower e-scrap collections and expenses
- South Carolina e-scrap overhaul signed into lawÂ
- South Carolina passes overhaul of e-scrap recycling
Europe
- ‘One for one’ project pairs new phones with old
- Project aims to chart EU-based raw material supply chain
- How Cisco’s leasing push ties to a wider circular vision
Exports
- BAN director gives his take on recent Basel amendment
- Treaty tightens regulations on global e-scrap trade
- Global complications rattle markets for used devices
Flat-panel displays
- Company rolls out flat-panel processing technology
- Details on Total Reclaim prison sentences
- Nationwide processor embraces robotic sortation
Industry groups
- Call2Recycle: Federal action on battery labeling is step forward
- BAN director gives his take on recent Basel amendment
- Project aims to chart EU-based raw material supply chain
Local programs
- How processors are easing their pain at the pump
- Midwest city reports lower e-scrap collections and expenses
- Here’s how local leaders feel about one state program
Markets
- How processors are easing their pain at the pump
- Modernizing the marketplace: RGX connects clients, recyclers
- Global smartphone shipments fall in second quarter
Metals
- Analysis: Future to bring large copper shortfalls
- Japanese metals giant buys Canadian e-scrap processor
- Acid-free tech will make rare earth recycling more feasible
Mobile devices
- Washington Post: Time to end planned obsolescence
- Global smartphone shipments fall in second quarter
- Study finds consumers want faster, more secure trade-in
OEMs
- Washington Post: Time to end planned obsolescence
- Google says fresh operating system can boost older devices
- HP shares recycling vendor audits, content goals
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Beware of the industry’s con artists
- In My Opinion: Why e-bikes are now in a provincial program
- In My Opinion: Allowing exports is how America COMPETES best
Processors
- Japanese metals giant buys Canadian e-scrap processor
- Modernizing the marketplace: RGX connects clients, recyclers
- Logistics factors drive processor’s expansion
Refurbishment/reuse
- Walmart launches refurbished electronics program
- Washington Post: Time to end planned obsolescence
- Google says fresh operating system can boost older devices
Regulation/oversight
- Trucking company to pay $1.36 million in hazardous waste case
- Call2Recycle: Federal action on battery labeling is step forward
- Rage rooms hit with hazardous materials fines