Demand for smartphones is starting to decline, with research finding that worldwide smartphone shipments fell 9% in the second quarter of 2022, compared to the same period last year.
Processor Green Wave Electronics has opened collection locations in three additional U.S. metropolitan areas, working to serve new regions amid today's logistics challenges.
A technology that will allow recyclers to extract valuable metals from e-scrap like shredded hard drives without affecting the other materials is entering its pilot plant stage.
The city of Milwaukee collected 14% less e-scrap at its drop-off centers last year than the year before, marking the continuation of a trend of falling collection weights.
[caption id="attachment_18869" align="aligncenter" width="900"]E-scrap collection in South Carolina is set to undergo some major modifications. | Jon Bilous/Shutterstock[/caption]
South Carolina's e-scrap program will be seeing significant changes in the
[caption id="attachment_7180" align="aligncenter" width="690"]Several supply chain squeezes could mean e-scrap recyclers and ITAD companies face a reduction in available equipment to process.
Metals giant Korea Zinc is set to control e-scrap recycling and secondary processing operations in the U.S. and Europe, striking a $332 million deal to acquire a majority stake in Igneo Technologies.
Responding to client needs as well as market shifts around plastics and other materials, e-scrap and ITAD company GreenChip has plans to significantly expand in Virginia.
Two New England e-scrap recycling companies have agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to help fund CRT cleanups at former Closed Loop Refining and Recovery warehouses in Ohio.
E-scrap collection in South Carolina is set to undergo some major modifications. | Jon Bilous/Shutterstock[/caption]
Several supply chain squeezes could mean e-scrap recyclers and ITAD companies face a reduction in available equipment to process.
A Chicago-based metals company will open a new e-scrap facility near its headquarters.