Apple will open a research lab studying new electronics recycling processes, one of several e-scrap-related announcements the company recently made.
The electronics giant on April 18 released
The owners of e-scrap processor Total Reclaim have been sentenced to 28 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges related to their export of LCD devices to Hong Kong.
In a sentencing hearing in U.S.
The Basel Action Network exports watchdog group and Canadian e-scrap company Electronic Recycling Association have ended their legal battle, shortly after a judge tossed out some of the processor's claims.
The parties signed an
[caption id="attachment_11050" align="alignright" width="300"] Ingrid Sinclair, Sims Recycling Solutions[/caption]
With massive amounts of server farm electronics expected to be replaced in coming years, Sims Recycling Solutions has its head solidly in the cloud.
Executives from the global ITAD and e-scrap recycling company rec
University researchers in Texas are developing a nontoxic leaching solution to recover cobalt and lithium from end-of-life batteries.
Two Rice University scientists have formulated a solvent that can extract material from the cathodes used in lithium-ion batteries.
A random sampling of second-hand electronics for sale around Wisconsin found significant amounts of data, including hundreds of pieces of personally identifiable information.
In a blog post
Brian Brundage, CEO of now-defunct processor Intercon Solutions, has been sentenced to three years in prison for fraud and tax evasion crimes.
Brundage, 47, was sentenced in a downtown Chicago courtroom on April 11 after
Companies that sent tens of millions of pounds of CRT materials to Closed Loop Refining and Recovery are publicly responding to lawsuits naming them as defendants.
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