Logitech is moving to use more recycled e-plastic in its video collaboration equipment and is offering to share its methods for incorporating recycled materials with other companies. 

Canadian ITAD company Quantum Lifecycle Partners opened a sixth ITAD facility, which will provide lifecycle management to the Alberta area. 

Battery manufacturers, nonprofits, local governments and others can share their experiences with and insights into battery recycling with the U.S. EPA during work sessions that are set to begin in March.

Looking to automate its demanufacturing process, Sims Lifecycle Services has installed robotic disassembly equipment at its data center decommissioning operations. 

The weight of devices collected in Washington state's e-scrap program dropped again in 2023, reaching a new low in the program's 15th year as the portion of lighter-weight devices in the stream continue to grow. 

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Advanced ITAD of Phoenix, Arizona; Ariel Suppliers DBA Upcycle Gadget of Lynbrook, New York; AY Electronics DBA Tigerphones of Hixson, Tennessee; Cbrx2 Sales of St.

Teck Resources, one of the few remaining end markets for CRT glass in the Americas, is considering building an electric vehicle recycling plant. 

Driven by regulations that abruptly restricted global trade in plastics recovered from electronics, Spanish plastics processor Sostenplas has rapidly emerged as a major downstream for those polymers in Europe. The company's CEO recently shared lessons the company has learned, with an eye toward helping U.S. companies seize a similar opportunity in North America.

The first U.S. state to pass a right-to-repair law covering electronics could also be the first state to amend such a law. 

After 10 years helping materials recovery facilities retrofit with innovative robotics equipment, AMP Robotics has dropped the latter part of its name, reflecting an emerging focus on building recycling centers from scratch with AI-equipped sorting systems.