[caption id="attachment_12938" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Gartner reported that businesses upgrading to Windows 10 played into strong demand last year. | People Image Studio/Shutterstock[/caption]
Global PC purchases increased in 2019, reversing a years-long downward trend.
[caption id="attachment_12809" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Readers flocked to a story about the sale of Sims Recycling Solutions European operations last month.
[caption id="attachment_12794" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Since the program launched in April, it has refurbished 34,000 devices for resale back into the domestic market. | Courtesy of Skullcandy.[/caption]
A manufacturer and a California processor are working together to process returned audio equipment for reuse and recycling.
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[caption id="attachment_12757" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Several significant announcements have come from Clover Technologies Group in recent weeks. | matkub2499/Shutterstock[/caption]
Clover Technologies Group will sell its used printer cartridge remanufacturing business before filing for bankr
[caption id="attachment_12746" align="aligncenter" width="900"]In addition to the growth in e-scrap processing, the New York Times report focused on the poor conditions of some Thai recycling operations. | Wead/Shutterstock[/caption]
The scrap electronics processing industry is active and growing in Thailand, according to a New York Times featur
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1000"]The RECOVER Act provides up to $500 million in matching grants to state and local governments. | Yi Chen Chiang/Shutterstock[/caption]
Two bills before Congress provide millions of dollars in funding for recycling efforts, including recovery and processing of electronics.
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[caption id="attachment_12686" align="aligncenter" width="900"]The closure of Glencore's smelter in Belledune, New Brunswick captured clicks last month.
[caption id="attachment_8974" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Apple stated it does not act to "block" customers from choosing non-Apple-authorized repair shops. | Goran Bogicevic/Shutterstock[/caption]
Apple, which is often criticized for adopting policies hampering independent repair, recently responded to questions from Congress