A Samsung lithium-ion battery manufacturing subsidiary is exploring investment in recycling companies to recover cobalt and other materials, as demand climbs for the metals.
Samsung SDI, which makes automotive and small-form lithium-ion batteries, is looking to solidify a long-term supply of cobalt amid skyrocketin
State lawmakers are considering a number of bills related to state electronics recycling programs this year, including two that create new extended producer responsibility laws.
TerraCycle uses its colossal collection capabilities to funnel hard-to-recycle materials to recycling facilities, but the company hasn't focused strongly on the e-scrap stream.
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Changes in the end-of-life stream are prompting the oldest state electronics recycling program in the country to rethink its processor payment system.
California regulators are considering splitting the program’s processing payment system, through which state go
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An e-scrap company is accusing a Sprint subsidiary of failing to follow through on a supplier contract.
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Market analysts say 2018 could be a golden year - or perhaps a silver and platinum one - for the prices of precious metals recovered from scrap electronics.
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CRT management concerns and the latest details on an e-scrap export tracking project both drew the interest of readers last month.
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