The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Colt Refining of Merrimack, New Hampshire; DMD Systems Recovery of Austin, Texas; Electronic Recyclers International of Badin, North Carolina; Electronic Recyclers International of Sumner, Washington; LS Enterprise Group DBA TLC Mobile DBA B2B Mobile Auction

Bosch Ventures invested in two lithium-ion battery recycling companies, Li Industries and Cylib. U.K.

An e-scrap collection pilot program, rebranding and growth from ITAD firms, device dismantling equipment, and coverage of e-plastics management drew reader interest last month.

Repair shops that handle wireless devices will have a more straightforward time classifying devices after the wireless industry association aligned its grading standard with SERI's standard. 

Goodwill, the Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center and e-scrap processor Reworld have added 42 free recycling sites throughout Pennsylvania, a state with a long history of electronics recycling access challenges.

Artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency are contributing to positive market conditions in the ITAD industry, and a number of company leaders anticipate the upward trend will continue.

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Best Cell of Brooklyn, New York; Carrefour Environnement Saguenay of Saguenay, Quebec; EMK Enterprises DBA AmpleTech Refresh of Phoenix, Arizona; E-Parisaraa of Bangalore, India; Fort Lauderdale Scrap of Fort Lauderdale, Flo

EMR acquired a stake in Renewable Metals, looking to increase lithium-ion battery recycling in the UK. Guardian Data Destruction received an investment from

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found a way to recover some critical metals from e-scrap using a mixed-salt water-based solution. 

Ontario, Canada's battery recycling is getting a boost after Call2Recycle and Electronic Distributors International installed new battery sorting technology, making EDI the only provider in North America using the technology.