ERI received Verizon's annual Supplier Sustainability Award. Repairable phone manufacturer Fairphone debuted a fully repairable set of over-ear headphones.

TerraCycle US’ e-scrap recycling division tallied better sales and income in 2022, a financial filing shows. 

Waste and recycling facilities are crucial in handling the world's growing waste streams, but they pose a significant risk of fires.

California e-scrap recyclers could see a boost to their state payments under a proposed rate increase motivated by high inflation and other factors.

Iron Mountain's asset life cycle business increased its volume of used electronics processed during the first quarter, but a depressed market for electronic components meant much lower revenues. 

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Apple of Sunnyvale, Calif.; BayTech Recovery of Hayward, Calif.; BCS Recycling Specialists of Canoga Park, Calif.; GAG Reciclagem de Eletrônicos de São Paulo; Global Depot (dba GDI Trading

Call2Recycle and VMX International signed a two-year agreement for VMX to provide EV battery collection and transportation from dealerships, auto dismantlers, manufacturing plants and vehicle/battery incident scenes.  ER2

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REDWAVE released a system that sorts fine metals using a belt rather than a chute.

With solar panels and alternative energy growing more popular, e-scrap recycling organizations are preparing to handle more of the units at their end of life.