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The global climate change conference taking place this month should increase its focus on end-of-life electronics management, a U.K.-based IT industry association recently stated.

The e-Stewards certification standard this week named companies that showed conformity with the standard during unannounced inspections this year. The group also announced companies that had positive results when their downstreams were audited with GPS trackers.

An executive explains why third-party remarketing service providers such as his company, Veterans Alliance Resourcing, may be a better option for processors than buying or launching their own ITAD divisions.

A large electronics processing operation is launching in Georgia, and its focus will be lower-value, plastics-heavy devices in the e-scrap stream.

[caption id="attachment_9561" align="aligncenter" width="912"] Environmental justice concerns are receiving more attention across the country. | pixinoo/Shutterstock[/caption] Carlton Waterhouse, a key U.S. EPA waste official, says moving toward a circular economy is not enough.

[caption id="attachment_14688" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Waste Management sends scrap electronics to a network of certified e-scrap processors for refurbishment and recycling. | photka/Shutterstock[/caption] In 2020, nationwide hauler Waste Management collected more scrap electronics and

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="807"] Global shipping constraints are impacting recovered commodities traders in unique ways. | Creativa Images / Shutterstock[/caption] Strife in the global shipping sector continues to impact North American recycling, with companies experiencing higher rates as well as decreased shippi

[caption id="attachment_16899" align="aligncenter" width="900"] With the New Jersey addition, Ingram Micro now operates 28 facilities worldwide in its ITAD and reverse logistics network. | Courtesy of Ingram Micro[/caption] Ingram Micro will open a 100,000-square-foot ITAD facility in New Jersey, citing client needs in the

[caption id="attachment_16898" align="aligncenter" width="900"] An employee at New Jersey ITAD company PlanITROI processing a laptop. | Courtesy of PlanITROI[/caption] An OEM is working with ITAD firm PlanITROI to launch a trade-in initiative that pays consumers based on estimated computer resale values. New Jersey-based

[caption id="attachment_2378" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Ten other defendants in the Closed Loop stockpile lawsuit objected to the Sony settlement amount.