By rr_test_admin, 11 July, 2019
With the roster of companies attaining third-party certifications or audits continuing to grow, E-Scrap News has compiled a roundup of recently certified firms.
By rr_test_admin, 28 June, 2019
[caption id="attachment_11531" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Shipping containers stacked in a logistic yard. Previous iterations of the Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act have struggled to gain traction. | Sreytoch Lann/Shutterstock[/caption] Federal legislators have reintroduced legislation banning exports of untes
By rr_test_admin, 27 June, 2019
CRT on black background. An Illinois landfill disposition program for funnel glass is being phased out after five years. Kuusakoski US told E-Scrap News this week that starting on Jan. 1, 2020, the processor will no longer be able to move CRT funnel glass to a material treatment site run by landfill operator Peoria Disposal Company (PDC).
By rr_test_admin, 27 June, 2019
People shaking hands at a business meeting. Mobile device-focused processor Tech Defenders acquired an ITAD firm, a move that expands the company's service capabilities and gives it a larger geographic footprint. Tech Defenders, based in Grand Rapids, Mich., on June 17 announced its purchase of Bowling Green, Ohio ITAD provider Device R
By rr_test_admin, 27 June, 2019

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[caption id="attachment_11515" align="alignright" width="300"] (Left to Right) Jim Sheehan, Chief Remarketing & Sustainability, Wisetek and Stuart Fleming, CEO, Enviroserve[/caption] ITAD firm Wisetek has partnered with a Dubai-based e-scrap company, the latest example of companies from different countries joining together to serve a wider market. Ireland-headquartered Wisetek thi
By rr_test_admin, 27 June, 2019
Google logo on exterior of company building in California. Three major electronics brands recently made recycling- and repair-related announcements or released new figures on their materials recovery progress.

Expansion of authorized repair

Apple this month
By rr_test_admin, 20 June, 2019

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[caption id="attachment_11460" align="alignright" width="300"]Inside Liquid Technology's new facility. Liquid Technology's new facility in the Chicago area.[/caption] Processing firm Liquid Technology today announced the opening of its second site: a 19,400-square-foot facility outside Chicago. "Opening this location will benefit Liquid Technology's customers b