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By rr_test_admin, 10 June, 2021
[caption id="attachment_16004" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Clockwise from upper left: Craig Boswell of HOBI International, Adina Renee Adler of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Russ Ernst of Blancco and Walter Alcorn of the Consumer Technology Association.[/caption] Pandemic-spurred spending might mean more electronics entering the recycling stream, but any bo
By rr_test_admin, 4 June, 2021
[caption id="attachment_15968" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]EV car lithium battery pack. HOBI International will collaborate with battery recycling company Retriev Technologies on collection of EV batteries throughout North America. | Sergii Chernov / Shutterstock[/caption] Electronics recycling processor HOBI International has stru
By rr_test_admin, 4 June, 2021
[caption id="attachment_15967" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]iFixit headquarters in California. Three years ago, repair advocacy group iFixit partnered with Samsung to support the Galaxy Upcycling project. | Resource Recycling file photo[/caption] Once a partner in Samsung's "Galaxy Upcycling" project, device repair organization iFixit now says the OEM has watered down the in
By rr_test_admin, 4 June, 2021
[caption id="attachment_15973" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Closeup of electronic circuitboard. During COVID-19, collection of electronics and electrical appliances has increased markedly in Ireland. | raigvi / Shutterstock[/caption] Officials predict most EU countries will fall short of their e-scrap recycling targets, Ireland sees a surge in re
By rr_test_admin, 27 May, 2021
[caption id="attachment_15922" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Workers at a electronics recycling facility. ISRI's adopted position comes as environmental justice is a growing topic of discussion within the recycling sector. | By VILevi / Shutterstock[/caption] The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries recently affirmed its support for the "broa
By rr_test_admin, 20 May, 2021
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Back Market works with 1,500 sellers on its used device marketplace platform. | OtmarW / Shutterstock[/caption] Back Market this week announced an investment round delivering the company $335 million, the latest large dollar figure raised by the refurbished electronics business. The company, which