Houston-based CompuCycle brought its planned plastic sorting line upgrade online, allowing it to process up to three tons of e-plastic per hour, including PS, ABS, PE and PP. 

ITAD company Secure Enterprise Asset Management hired Clint Parsons as its new director of strategic partnerships. Solvay and Cyclic Materials

A number of processors that supplied cathode ray tube glass to multiple Arizona warehouse locations leased by failed downstream outlet Closed Loop Refining and Recovery have settled in a major lawsuit filed by the landlords of the property.

After a rebrand earlier this year to focus on environmental, social and governance reporting, Sunnking Sustainable Solutions in New York released its first ESG report, laying the groundwork for short- and long-term goals and reporting on its 2023 numbers. 

Rare earth magnet recycler Cyclic Materials opened its first commercial-scale facility right on schedule, bringing 100 annual tons of recycling capacity to the market to prove its technology works at scale. 

Closed Loop Partners, an investment firm that has moved deeper into the e-scrap world in recent years, recently reported on its current electronics recycling industry investments.

As more companies look to address e-scrap recovery, some are moving away from gentle dismantling and instead aiming for speed – and Apple is now one of them.

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Fair Deals Traders of Kent, Washington; Fukugen Business of Gojo-City, Japan; and Refreshtek Information Technology Services DBA eCycle ON - Markham of Brampton, Canada.  After completing successful audits, the organizations listed below achieved one or more of these NA

Glencore and equipment supplier Elokon published a case study detailing how proximity detection technology reduced workplace safety incidents at the company's Rhode Island facility, where e-scrap is shredded and prepared for smelting and refining. Illinois's Portable Battery S

A Quebec-area startup has brought its first commercial lithium-ion battery recycling facility online in Canada and plans to open up shop in the U.S. very soon.