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A Portland, Ore. commissioner announced the city would be donating its old computers to nonprofit Free Geek to be redistributed, urging other businesses to do so too. 

With a tiny population, no road access and over 500 air miles to the nearest medium-sized city, Nome faces a multitude of e-scrap collection barriers. But collaboration between a local tribe and an airline has turned a heavy lift into a weighty solution. 

The U.S. Department of Energy is making $192 million available for battery recycling advancements and the launch of a battery research and development consortium.

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The U.S. EPA recently clarified that lithium-ion batteries should be treated as hazardous waste, but did not yet change current recycling rules and regulations. 

A right-to-repair bill covering electronics and appliances moved forward in California, heading from the Senate to the Assembly after some amendments. 

A Colorado business looking to make ITAD services more accessible and more efficient for both customer and provider was awarded a state grant to support its efforts. 

Several million dollars worth of equipment upgrades at GreenChip over the past year-plus have included a bolstered operation for processing CRT glass, the company's managing partner said. 

A survey commissioned by a producer responsibility organization found that data security concerns are holding back recycling rates for scrap electronics and small appliances. 

Nationwide nonprofit ITAD company PCs for People has opened an Atlanta processing facility, and it now has its sights set on Philadelphia.