After many weeks of shifting narratives and uncertainty, participants in recycled polymer  markets are working to navigate a constantly shifting tariff environment, in which buyers and sellers as well as customs officials struggle to align federal mandates with on-the-ground implementation.

American Battery Technology Company doubled quarterly production at its lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Nevada. Ecobat announced

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Ace Recycling Group of St Marys, Australia; Ace Recycling Group of Dandenong, Australia; e-Recycling of California of Santa Fe Springs, California; Global TradeSource DBA Nona Phones of Orlando, Florida; Hong Kong Xinyi Electronic Technology

[caption id="attachment_8692" align="aligncenter" width="900"] priscilla list/Shutterstock[/caption] Tariff policy developments, a processor's e-Stewards suspension, coverage of the RLA 2025 show and market growth from data centers and AI drew top reader interest last month. The list below shows our top stories published in

This year has been a busy one for policy concerning e-scrap and electronics, with several dozen bills filed in states across the country. 

A Tennessee-based ITAD firm has acquired the assets of a nearby nonprofit that recently shut its doors following a five-year run.

North American e-scrap processor Com2 began processing e-plastics in-house at the beginning of the year after global regulations on material movement challenged longstanding export pathways.

E-scrap certification program e-Stewards endorsed an environmental benefits calculator from Bloom ESG, a London-based advisory firm, that can be used to quantify avoided carbon emissions and other benefits of e-scrap recycling and reuse. 

The trustee overseeing circuit board processor Camston Wrather's bankruptcy has asked the court to dismiss the case altogether, saying that no buyers are interested in a full-facility sale, cash reserves are drying up fast, and parting it out for specific equipment sales will not provide meaningful recovery for creditors.

Call2Recycle Canada and RLG Systems Canada partnered on a new lithium-ion safety box, which will be distributed to Call2Recycle's existing collection sites to ship and store damaged, defective or recalled lithium-ion batteries.