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By rr_test_admin, 29 July, 2021
[caption id="attachment_10655" align="aligncenter" width="900"]A smartphone being repaired with tools. A policy statement includes several specific actions FTC will take and other steps it is asking the public to take. | Alexey Kabanov / Shutterstock[/caption] The Federal Trade Commission last week pledged to heighten enforcement acti
By rr_test_admin, 22 July, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_16342" align="aligncenter" width="900"]The Urban E Recycling team poses with company vehicles. Urban E Recycling broke the $1 million revenue mark in its fifth year, and in 2020 it achieved $3.1 million in revenue. | Courtesy of Urban E Recycling[/caption] Urban E Recycling opened a new site earlier this year, the latest development for a e-scrap processor
By rr_test_admin, 15 July, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_16287" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Business-handshake-Candyclub-Shutterstock Closed Loop Partners invested in nationwide electronics recycling company ERI. | Candyclub / Shutterstock[/caption] ERI this week received private equity funding from investment firm Closed Loop Partners.
By rr_test_admin, 15 July, 2021
[caption id="attachment_16313" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Map showing Washington state. Washington e-scrap collectors handled nearly 15.2 million pounds of covered devices in 2020. | Alexander Lutaskiy / Shutterstock[/caption] Washington state processors handled far more flat-panel displays than CRT devices in 2020
By rr_test_admin, 9 July, 2021
[caption id="attachment_16232" align="aligncenter" width="900"]The White House in Washington, D.C. The executive action comes during a time of ramped-up activity in the right-to-repair realm. | Sean Pavone / Shutterstock[/caption] The White House is encouraging federal regulators to protect independent repair of consumer electronics, agri