[caption id="attachment_24410" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries announced at the end of the April 15-18 conference that it will now be known as the Recycled Materials Association, or ReMA.
In just under eight months, U.S. e-scrap companies looking to export end-of-life devices will face a dramatically different regulatory landscape that, under some readings, will prohibit the movement of most e-scrap materials from the U.S. to the vast majority of foreign countries.
The fourth meeting to draft a global plastic pollution treaty ended just after 3 a.m. on April 30 with general agreement on the need for global rules and mandates on product design, composition, performance and extended producer responsibility.
The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently:A-1 Wireless of Mississauga, Canada; Battery Buyers DBA My Battery Recyclers of Brooklyn, New York; Battery Buyers DBA My Battery Recyclers of Brooklyn, New York; Computer Dealers & Recyclers Global DBA CDR Global of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Electronic Re
Colorado would expand its current right-to-repair law to include consumer devices and business computing under a bill that's been sent to the governor.
Disk drive manufacturer Seagate extended the life of 1.19 million drives in 2023 and is working to increase its use of recycled materials, the company recently reported.
ESG, short for environmental, social, governance, has become front and center in corporate strategy. Most major companies, particularly the publicly traded corporations who have to respond to growing pressure from institutional investors, either have or are developing ESG plans.
The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently:CCQT of Fresno, California; Evterra Recycling of Elgin, Illinois; Green Wave Computer Recycling DBA GW Tech Parts of Indianapolis, Indiana; HMR Envirocycle of Calamba City, Philippines; MARRS of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries announced at the end of the April 15-18 conference that it will now be known as the Recycled Materials Association, or ReMA.