Our top stories from May 2020

By rr_test_admin, 4 June, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_13650" align="aligncenter" width="900"] News about an automated system using lasers to dismantle e-scrap captured attention in May. | Courtesy of the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology.[/caption] Readers last month were drawn to a mix of articles, covering a CRT cleanup, equipment auction, company investment, PCB dismantling technology and carbon emissions benefits. The list below shows our top stories published in May in terms of unique page views. 1 | Details emerge on scope of Closed Loop CRT cleanup E-scrap company Novotec will be paid up to $14 million to recycle or dispose of over 128 million pounds of CRT materials at former Closed Loop Refining and Recovery warehouses in Ohio, newly released documents show. 2 | Last major ECS equipment assets go on the block Equipment at ECS Refining’s former flagship facility has been put up for sale, after the owners reached a deal with creditors and then paid to have the equipment decontaminated. 3 | Resale platform draws large investment Refurbished device marketplace Back Market has added several major financial backers who are funding the company with $120 million. 4 | Process employs lasers to separate e-scrap materials A four-year research project has developed an automated system that uses lasers to identify and remove components while dismantling electronics. 5 | Firms share the CO2 benefits of reuse ITAD service providers are increasingly communicating the carbon impact of refurbishing electronics, recent announcements indicate. [vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="8331" img_size="medium" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" link="https://www.sdslogistics.com/"][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="8332" img_size="medium" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" link="http://resource-recycling.com/e-scrap/subscribe/"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner]
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