E-scrap and ITAD firm Sunnking has changed its name to reflect the wider suite of services the company performs beyond asset recovery. Among those services, the company is highlighting the sustainability metrics it reports for clients, which is a growing trend throughout the asset recovery sector.

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Belmont Trading Co.

The Electronic Recycling Association, a nonprofit e-scrap processor based in Alberta, announced several objectives related to digital inclusion.  Korea Zinc's U.S.

AMP received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for its initiative to demonstrate the viability of automated characterization and sorting of batteries from e-scrap.

An ITAD startup, a new round of federal funding, a comparison of ITAD firms' website traffic and one major processor's take on used device markets made the list of our top-read stories last month.

AT&T is looking to give customers another place to recycle old electronics, even those without trade-in value. 

Recently unveiled equipment from Garner Products dismantles hard drives in roughly one minute using strong vibration, which the company frames as an alternative to shredding in asset recovery.

An update to Wisconsin's e-scrap recycling program will modify how manufacturer's targets are set and expand what the program covers, among other changes.

Asset recovery industry veteran Kyle Marks recently published a book aimed at educating high-level corporate decision-makers about the importance of proper ITAD practices. The book takes what could be a dry subject for a non-expert audience and livens it up with illustrations.

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Ace Recycling Group of Carole Park, Australia; Advanced United Refining of Phoenix, Arizona; DLJ Wireless of Plano, Texas; Echo Tech Limited of Penrose, New Zealand; ERI locations in Holliston, Massachusetts, and Flower Moun