[caption id="attachment_15374" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Aqua Metals, a lead-acid battery technology company, is moving into the lithium-ion battery recycling business. | showcake/Shutterstock[/caption] A battery recycling company goes public, North American collection numbers are released, and a lead

[caption id="attachment_9949" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] European metals refining company Boliden consumed its lowest quantity of scrap circuit boards in nearly a decade last year. | haraldmuc/Shutterstock[/caption] For major e-scrap smelting companies, the turbulence of 2020 brought pandemic-driven su

Here’s a look at which processing facilities have recently attained or renewed their data destruction and recycling industry certifications.

[caption id="attachment_15371" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] In the annual review of company data Hyla noted that trade-in activity was slower for the full year, but that it picked up significantly in the fourth quarter. | Sonyerry/Shutterstock[/caption] Mobile device trade-ins are older than they used to be, according

[caption id="attachment_15327" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal is an international treaty governing how waste is moved around the world. | phil berry/Shutterstock[/caption] The Basel Conventi

[caption id="attachment_15344" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Researchers delved into the question of exactly what is actually happening on the ground with electronics shipments to Africa. | Wead/Shutterstock[/caption] During a recent panel discussion, an e-scrap researcher and a journalist described the consequences of exporting el

[caption id="attachment_15328" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Ontario e-scrap firm eCycle Solutions recently announced it acquired GreenGo Recycling Depot, a metals recycling company. | kan_chana/Shutterstock[/caption] The purchase of a metals and e-scrap company will help eCycle Solutions boost its scrap electronics colle

Here’s a look at which processing facilities have recently attained or renewed their data destruction and recycling industry certifications.

[caption id="attachment_15325" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] France has begun requiring manufacturers to label their electronic products with a repairability score. | S.Dashkevych/Shutterstock[/caption] France has started requiring electronics OEMs to calculate and disclose repairability scores to consumers, and off

[caption id="attachment_15287" align="aligncenter" width="900"] BoMET is one of a number of North American companies that saw that opportunity and are investing to expand their e-plastics processing capacity. | Courtesy of BoMET Polymer Solutions[/caption] BoMET Polymer Solutions is actively sourcing e-plastics from electronics recycling firms for the com