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By rr_test_admin, 25 March, 2021
[caption id="attachment_15603" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Court gavel resting on a wooden desk with blurred background. A former e-scrap company owner faces potential prison time, fines and supervised release following any prison time served. | Zolnierek/Shutterstock[/caption] The leader of a company that stockpiled CRT materials in the Midwe
By rr_test_admin, 25 March, 2021
[caption id="attachment_13099" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Printed circuit boards for recycling. The Circular Electronics Partnership is being facilitated by a handful of organizations, including the Global Electronics Council and the World Economic Forum. | Iryna Imago/Shutterstock[/caption] Dell, Glencore, Microsoft and Sims are among t
By rr_test_admin, 18 March, 2021
[caption id="attachment_15525" align="aligncenter" width="850"]Quantum team outside the company facility in Costa Rica. Employees outside the newly acquired processing facility in Costa Rica. | Courtesy of Quantum Lifecycle Partners[/caption] One of Canada's largest e-scrap processors has made the leap to Latin America. Toronto-headquartered Quantum Lifecycle Partners on
By rr_test_admin, 18 March, 2021
[caption id="attachment_15527" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Map of Europe under a magnifying glass. Europe has seen a number of electronics recycling newsworthy events recently. | sasirin pamai / Shutterstock[/caption] Right-to-repair legislation now covers TVs across the European Union, and the U.K.
By rr_test_admin, 11 March, 2021
[caption id="attachment_2378" align="aligncenter" width="1000"]CRT pile for recycling. Court records detail how much material was stored at each 5R site, estimated cleanup costs and who will shoulder the financial burden of removing the hazardous waste. | Boonchuay1970/Shutterstock[/caption] A property owner paid $1.1 million to clean up e-scrap abandoned by 5R Processors
By rr_test_admin, 11 March, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_15484" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Close up of a map of Peru. St. Louis-based EPC opened a 4,000-square-foot facility near Lima, Peru. | Wollertz/Shutterstock[/caption] Processor EPC recently expanded with a location in Peru, boosting the company's presence in Latin America. St.
By rr_test_admin, 11 March, 2021
[caption id="attachment_15483" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Circuit board close up. Researchers explained that their method demonstrates metal purification can occur at much lower temperatures than typically used. | nikkytok/Shutterstock[/caption] Iowa State University engineers have developed a method that uses oxidation technology t