By rr_test_admin, 1 July, 2021
[caption id="attachment_15968" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]EV car lithium battery pack. Readers were drawn to news of a EV battery collection collaboration between HOBI International and battery recycling company Retriev Technologies. | Sergii Chernov / Shutterstock[/caption] Readers were drawn to articles on a variety of topics last mo
By rr_test_admin, 1 July, 2021
Used device marketplace Back Market launched its Certified Renewed collection, which features devices that are refurbished directly by brand owners or their authorized refurbishers. Jim Lynch, a longtime electronics reuse advocate and founder of nonprofit group TechSoup,
By rr_test_admin, 1 July, 2021
Here’s a look at which processing facilities have recently attained or renewed their data destruction and recycling industry certifications.
By rr_test_admin, 1 July, 2021
[caption id="attachment_16183" align="aligncenter" width="692"]Closed Loop Arizona site from drone. A drone photo showing CRT glass piles at the South 59th Avenue site, from a cleanup plan prepared by Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions.[/caption] In recent months, crews have cleaned up nearly 40 million pounds of CRT materials at former Closed Loop locations in
By rr_test_admin, 24 June, 2021
[caption id="attachment_8843" align="aligncenter" width="1080"]Scrap hard drives for recycling. A White House report emphasizes the importance of recycling in supplying the country with rare earth elements. | kazu326 / Shutterstock[/caption] The federal government should encourage design for recyclability in consumer electronics and support technologies
By rr_test_admin, 24 June, 2021
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="950"]View of the U.S. Capitol building with blue sky. Proposed national legislation follows a flurry of state right-to-repair bills that were introduced this year. | EQRoy / Shutterstock[/caption] A federal lawmaker has introduced legislation requiring electronics manufacturers to provide resources facilitating independent device repair.
By rr_test_admin, 24 June, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_1283" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] A United Nations University study found e-scrap generation fell during the pandemic, but the decrease varied by region. | chistoprudov dmitriy / Shutterstock[/caption] COVID-19 caused global consumption of electronics and electrical appliances to fall by about 6.4%, which likely means the planet
By rr_test_admin, 24 June, 2021
Here’s a look at which processing facilities have recently attained or renewed their data destruction and recycling industry certifications.