Almost all survey respondents in China say they're storing unwanted electronics, and a study shows explosive growth in the generation of scrap phones and computers in India.
Worldwide: The global market for refurbished and used mobile phones is expected to see substantial growth over the next eight years.
With E-Scrap 2017 fast approaching, we've been highlighting a few of the experts who will share their insights on stage in Orlando. With less than a week to go, we're offering our final interview, with Sarah Downes.
Downes is the project leader for the ProSUM (Prospecting Secondary raw materials in the Urban mine and Mining wastes) project in Europe.
A unique, non-toxic leaching technology that's been deployed in Canada is set to roll out at the site of an electronics manufacturer in Tennessee.
Vancouver, British Columbia-based EnviroLeach will start up its first full-scale North American processing facility in a facility in Memphis.
Though overall revenue fell, profits at global e-scrap company Sims Recycling Solutions grew significantly last year, according to the firm's latest financial filings.
Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS), the electronics recycling arm of Australia-based scrap metal company Sims Metal Management, contributed earnings of 20 million Australian dollar
Seven e-scrap entities have been accused of questionable downstream practices by the Basel Action Network, after tracking devices showed they were involved in moving materials that were eventually exported to developing countries.
Named in Basel Action Network's (BAN)
A number of CRT-related updates, including an $18 million judgment in a lawsuit against one firm, drew our readers' clicks in August.
The list below shows our top stories last month in terms of unique page views.
1 | Closed Loop execs ordered to pay mi
Cracked mobile device screens may be able to fix themselves in the future, and two groups will hold a workshop discussing violations of extended producer responsibility laws by online e-commerce sites.
Futuristic materials: Self-healing materials could be incorporated into electronics in the future, according to an article from
A.R.M.S. of DePere, Wis.; Assured Document Destruction of Las Vegas; Augusta Data Storage of Augusta, Ga.; Commonwealth Document Management of Danville, Va.; Data Shredding Services of Texas, Inc.
A lawsuit accuses Closed Loop Refining and Recovery, Kuusakoski, and UNICOR of being responsible for a "sham recycling scheme" that led to the abandonment of over 100 million pounds of CRT material in Columbus, Ohio.
The suit, filed Sept.