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[caption id="attachment_11749" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Using a state-of-the-art laser facility, University of Pennsylvania chemists will research how they can use kinetics in e-scrap metal separation strategies. | Photo courtesy University of Pennsylvania.[/caption] A $1.8 million grant from the

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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Ongoing economic uncertainty has contributed to the freight market shift. | Vitpho/Shutterstock[/caption] Multiple factors have led to lower demand for trucking, bringing shipping cost relief to many in the recycling industry. Several freight industry analysts report

[caption id="attachment_11636" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Arrow Electronics will close the asset disposition side of its business by the end of the year. | basiczto/Shutterstock[/caption] The closure of Arrow Electronics' ITAD business drew readers' attention last month, along with stories about a CRT stockpile laws

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="800"] A bill from Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar provides federal funding to help local municipalities invest in electronics reuse and recycling. | Supachai Pakdeesrisakda/Shutterstock[/caption] Legislation introduced last week establishes federal grants to boost electronics recycling and reuse. U.S. Rep.

In the runup to the 2019 E-Scrap Conference and Trade Show, we are offering up a series of interviews with different industry leaders set to take the stage. [caption id="attachment_11700" align="alignright" width="293"] Megan Tabb[/caption] First up is Megan Tabb, director of sales and compliance at Madison, N.C.-based Synergy Electronics Recycling. As a processing business heavily involv

[caption id="attachment_11717" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Outside of its ITAD division, Arrow is a massive supplier of electronic components and posted 2018 sales of $30 billion. | Suphaksorn Thongwongboot/Shutterstock[/caption] The shutdown of a major ITAD business has generated unprecedented response from fellow asset dis

[caption id="attachment_11707" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Managing e-scrap is a growing challenge and opportunity in Asia. | weedezign/Shutterstock[/caption] A business acquisition will bring British technology for extracting valuable e-scrap metals to the Asian market. Singapore-headquartered Blue Planet Environmental Solutions, an

[caption id="attachment_11710" align="aligncenter" width="950"] The rulemaking would have allowed exports of tested and working devices. | Alexey Lesik/Shutterstock[/caption] The U.S.