E-scrap headlines by topic
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Asia
- Roundup of used electronics news around the world
- China sets import standards for select non-ferrous grades
- Some semblance of stability?
California
- Recently signed recycling-labeling law impacts electronics
- California labeling bill touches on electronics recyclability
- CalRecycle seeks to maintain current fees for e-scrap program
Canada
Certification standards
- EPR program to require e-Stewards over R2
- Dell and others detail their recycling vetting practices
- Certification group highlights firms ‘doing the right thing’
Collection
- Project tests giving ‘eco-credits’ to incentivize recycling
- Processor continues expansion in Canada
- Waste Management significantly boosts e-scrap collections
Computers
- In My Opinion: Why laptops present unique challenges
- A ‘true pioneer’ of refurb retires
- Tracking service looks upstream of ITAD providers
Courts/lawsuits
- Eastern Electronics Recycling owner pleads guilty to CRT crime
- Former e-scrap exec sentenced to three years probation
- Troubling track record
CRTs
- Eastern Electronics Recycling owner pleads guilty to CRT crime
- Former e-scrap exec sentenced to three years probation
- Judge: Sony may have more CRT responsibility in Ohio
Data security
- Morgan Stanley: No data theft resulting from ITAD failure
- Morgan Stanley ‘ignored industry standards’ in data breach
- Morgan Stanley names vendor in data security case
E-plastics
- Emerging outlets
- Igneo targets low-grade material with $85 million plant
- Feds eye industry partners for e-scrap sorting tech
EPR/stewardship
- EPR program to require e-Stewards over R2
- Territory adds seven device categories to its e-scrap program
- Lawmakers update Wisconsin’s e-scrap law
Europe
- Processor testing ‘bioleaching’ process on IT equipment
- Project tests giving ‘eco-credits’ to incentivize recycling
- IT group says e-scrap should be COP26 priority
Exports
- Amid shipping crisis, recycling loads often ‘first to get cut’
- In My Opinion: Globally responsible recycling is essential
- In My Opinion: Environmental justice is a global issue
Flat-panel displays
- Company rolls out flat-panel processing technology
- Details on Total Reclaim prison sentences
- Nationwide processor embraces robotic sortation
Industry groups
- Industry comes back together at Chicago event
- IT group says e-scrap should be COP26 priority
- US allows software break-ins to repair devices
Local programs
- Curbside e-scrap collection to restart in New York borough
- State program tonnage drops by 29% in 2020
- A processor’s history of public-sector contract controversy
Markets
- Emerging outlets
- Gold prices move higher on inflation concerns
- Igneo targets low-grade material with $85 million plant
Metals
- Processor testing ‘bioleaching’ process on IT equipment
- Gold prices move higher on inflation concerns
- A $2M recycling demonstration contract and other battery news
Mobile devices
- In about-face, Apple unveils Self Service Repair program
- Collaboration provides free laptops to low-income youths
- Global phone reseller raises millions to expand
OEMs
- In about-face, Apple unveils Self Service Repair program
- Dell and others detail their recycling vetting practices
- Computer maker Acer expands refurb partnership
Opinion
- In My Opinion: ‘Concierge’ ITAD services present new opportunity
- In My Opinion: Why laptops present unique challenges
- In My Opinion: Globally responsible recycling is essential
Processors
- Sims begins calculating environmental impact of ITAD
- Processor testing ‘bioleaching’ process on IT equipment
- Industry comes back together at Chicago event
Refurbishment/reuse
- Sims begins calculating environmental impact of ITAD
- In about-face, Apple unveils Self Service Repair program
- How remote software locks can inhibit computer reuse
Regulation/oversight
- Industry comes back together at Chicago event
- Group seeks mining rules and support for recycling
- EU proposes mandate on device charger standardization