Recently signed recycling-labeling law impacts electronics
Electronics manufacturers may be barred from telling consumers about certain device take-back programs in California, under a bill Gov. Gavin...
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EU proposes mandate on device charger standardization
The European Commission is asking for regulations forcing mobile device manufacturers to standardize the use of USB Type-C chargers. Advocates...
Apple faces shareholder action targeting repair policy
An environment-focused investment firm this month filed a shareholder resolution with Apple, asking the OEM to move away from its...
Apple selects Texas ITAD firm for accelerator program
GreenTek Solutions was selected to participate in Apple's new Impact Accelerator program, which supports racial and ethnic minority-owned businesses in...
Samsung reports boosted global recycling collection
A major OEM increased the weight of e-scrap it collected in 2020, according to its latest sustainability report. Samsung on...
Shareholders ask Microsoft to consider right-to-repair
An advocacy group filed a shareholder resolution requesting that Microsoft study the impacts of making repair resources readily available to...
Repair group blasts Samsung over device-repurposing project
Once a partner in Samsung's "Galaxy Upcycling" project, device repair organization iFixit now says the OEM has watered down the...
OEM processing goals, mail-in education and reverse logistics
Belkin reported on its recycling progress, Dell launched a collection advertising campaign, and Intel wrote about how it works with...
OEMs and processors join global e-scrap partnership
Dell, Glencore, Microsoft and Sims are among the founding collaborators of the Circular Electronics Partnership, a new initiative focused on...
Microsoft hits 84% asset reuse rate in data centers
A year after establishing a handful of guiding sustainability targets, Microsoft this month published a progress report. The report touched...
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