Battery recycling firm Ecobat appointed Thomas Slabe as chief executive officer. The city of Seattle, Washington

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: All in Metal and Gem Iron & Metal DBA Gem Lifecycle Solutions of Ontario, California; Capital Recovery Services of Spartanburg, South Carolina; Capital Trading of Spartanburg, South Carolina; Casterly of Singapore; E-Cycle Solutions

The 2024 legislative season is already picking up speed, and in the e-scrap sector, responsible management of batteries is taking center stage. 

A man has pleaded guilty for his role in a stock manipulation scheme that artificially inflated the value of E-Waste Corporation, an unsuccessful electronics processing startup, to $120 million, despite the company having no operations or revenue.

IT asset disposition firm 4THBIN and downstream processor ecoTech Management have joined together in a move company leaders say merges their expertise in the front-end and back-end sectors of used device management.

Electronics manufacturers are making their devices more sustainable every day, with longer-lasting products, reused materials, take-back programs and designs that have repair and recycling in mind from the start, industry experts told an audience of e-scrap recyclers last year. 

Supply chain automation technology provider Apkudo acquired Mobile reCell for an undisclosed amount.  The REMADE (Reducing Embodied Energy And Decreasing Emissions) Institute

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Bonanza Deals DBA E-Waste Gurus of Sacramento, California; Casterly of Singapore; Green Tech Solution of Monroe, North Carolina; KGS of Singapore; Lika Telecom Company of Kowloon, Hong Kong; Miramar Copies

The National Waste and Recycling Association estimates that more than 5,000 fires occur annually at recycling facilities, and it recently warned many were likely linked to lithium-ion batteries.

An e-scrap processor is entering a new business sector by purchasing a telecommunications equipment supplier, and a major Canadian ITAD firm just got a little larger.