Resellers marketing used electronics through the eBay Refurbished program can now leverage data erasure company Blancco's software to aid in grading the devices. 

A broad spectrum of U.S. companies have integrated environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards into their corporate culture and practices. For the electronics and materials lifecycle management sector, ESG seems like a natural fit, particularly in light of the inherent environmental and data security benefits of key services such as IT asset disposition (ITAD) and electronics recycling.

On Friday, T-Mobile asked a judge to order Belmont Trading to pay the $6.08 million that the wireless giant says it's owed. On Tuesday, Belmont Trading filed for bankruptcy protection. 

BHS-Sonthofen was selected to build a battery recycling plant for BASF.  CRT glass recycler The Doe Run Company

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: International Smart Worldwide of Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; MRK Group of Elgin, Ill.; Terranova Eco Management of Bengaluru Rural, Karnataka, India; Tung Yang Trading (HK) of Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; and Vannex International

Our most-read list last month was dominated by stories about data center decommissioning plants and ITAD market sentiment. 

A teenager from New York state received an honorable mention in the President's Environmental Youth Award program for his work to refurbish electronics. 

A Tennessee electronics recycler is recovering after a fire destroyed one of its buildings. 

Copper recycler Aurubis says an audit that's underway will reveal just how much valuable metal has been stolen from its Hamburg, Germany smelter. It could be hundreds of millions of dollars worth. 

E-Scrap company evTerra Recycling has opened its San Antonio plant, closing the last chapter of the company's nationwide expansion project.