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The National Waste and Recycling Association estimates that more than 5,000 fires occur annually at recycling facilities, and it recently warned many were likely linked to lithium-ion batteries.

An e-scrap processor is entering a new business sector by purchasing a telecommunications equipment supplier, and a major Canadian ITAD firm just got a little larger.

New Jersey is the first state to make producers responsible for electric vehicle batteries and other, similar propulsion batteries.

Google is the latest OEM to get behind right-to-repair electronics legislation. The company announced Jan. 11 that it endorsed an Oregon bill it called a "compelling model."

Lead battery recycler Ecobat's first U.S. facility for recycling lithium batteries is being commissioned, and the company is already looking at what comes next. 

Processor EPC has combined the business operations of two U.S. facilities into a single South Carolina location, which has a footprint twice the size of the previous sites put together.

Device repair and reuse is a hot topic, and OEM representatives recently talked about how manufacturers are supporting – and can better support – that aspect of the industry. 

Major electronics manufacturers this week joined with the Consumer Technology Association to form the Consumer Technology Circularity Initiative, aiming to boost e-scrap processing, improve repair and reuse, and incorporate more recycled content into products.

Fast-growing processor Sprout late last year purchased key assets of CircleIT, a longtime processor previously known as HiTech Assets. A Sprout executive said CircleIT's platform for tracking and reporting sustainability metrics to clients helped drive the deal.

Curbside e-scrap pickup is back for some Staten Island residents after two council members forged a partnership with Where-to-Turn.