[caption id="attachment_14975" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Some analysts predict copper prices will increase close to their 2011 record, when the metal was trading for more than $4.50 per pound. | Syafiq Adnan/Shutterstock[/caption]
Prices for a major metal found in the electronics recycling stream
[caption id="attachment_14964" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]E-scrap generation, by weight, is down by almost 10% compared with its peak in 2015. | DAMRONG RATTANAPONG/Shutterstock[/caption]
The weight of electronics entering the recycling stream has dropped consistently since hitting
The president of ITAD firm CyberCrunch discusses why SSDs present a new frontier in the world of data destruction, and he offers advice for avoiding pitfalls.
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]For years, 5R stockpiled millions of pounds of CRT glass in two states - and hid the violations from regulators and auditors - before the company failed. | Evlakhov Valeriy/Shutterstock[/caption]
After admitting to his role in a CRT-stockpiling scheme and his company's legal troubles, an executive
[caption id="attachment_14918" align="aligncenter" width="900"]In a partnership with Samsung, uBreakiFix will now accept a variety of electronics for recycling at its 550-plus U.S.
[caption id="attachment_13999" align="aligncenter" width="850"]Sony's payment will help fund cleanup of the estimated 160 million pound stockpile at two Ohio facilities. | Courtesy of EnSafe.[/caption]
Sony Electronics agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle allegations that the company is liable for CRT materials abandoned b
[caption id="attachment_14876" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Most enterprises say they've purchased laptops because of the pandemic, and most plan to resell the devices when they're no longer needed. | Alex Ruhl/Shutterstock[/caption]
Nearly half of large organizations have created job positions related to man
[caption id="attachment_14875" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Figures show a modest increase in recovery and a decrease in generation were responsible for the recycling rate increase. | penofoto/Shutterstock[/caption]
After declining for multiple years and then remainin
[caption id="attachment_14832" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Hyla's capabilities will reportedly double Assurant's processing volumes and allow the company to process a wider range of devices. | Quality Stock Arts/Shutterstock[/caption]
Hyla Mobile, a reverse logistics company that refurbishes