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
- Device collection kiosks proliferate under new ownership
- Processor inks medical device recycling deal
- Processor joins mail-in e-scrap recycling program
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
- CRT processor signs deals with two smelters
- Three more CRT suppliers settle in Closed Loop court case
- UNICOR agrees to Closed Loop CRT settlement
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
- How one new system is handling the e-plastics stream
- Researchers explore PCB flame retardant removal
- Potential e-plastics export disruption on the horizon
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
- European leaders vote to pursue standardized charger
- Sims Recycling Solutions announces major sale
- UNU: Public must demand use of recycled e-plastics
Exports
- CRT processor signs deals with two smelters
- Potential e-plastics export disruption on the horizon
- Latest R2 update draft uploaded for public comment
Flat-panel displays
- Company rolls out flat-panel processing technology
- Details on Total Reclaim prison sentences
- Nationwide processor embraces robotic sortation
Industry groups
- Experts react to China’s updated metals specs
- Latest R2 update draft uploaded for public comment
- Want a more efficient operation? Here are some tips
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
- Favorable market conditions drive smelter profits
- Experts react to China’s updated metals specs
- Cascade: Mobile resale prices surge, computer values drop
Metals
- Favorable market conditions drive smelter profits
- Experts react to China’s updated metals specs
- Company advances technology for low-grade PCBs
Mobile devices
- European leaders vote to pursue standardized charger
- Clover says it will emerge from bankruptcy soon
- Major changes ahead for Clover Technologies
OEMs
- Apple contract reveals repair program details
- Computer manufacturer partners with Free Geek Toronto
- CEO acknowledges ‘misstep’ in speaker software move
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 expands footprint into Northeast
- CRT processor signs deals with two smelters
- Cascade: Mobile resale prices surge, computer values drop
Refurbishment/reuse
- Apple contract reveals repair program details
- E-scrap researcher says we’ve become ‘planet of fixers’
- Computer manufacturer partners with Free Geek Toronto
Regulation/oversight
- Here are the rules on handling lithium-ion batteries
- European leaders vote to pursue standardized charger
- Right-to-repair advocates make their case in one statehouse