Two government initiatives looking to energize the lithium-ion battery recycling sector have officially launched, offering prize money to recycling entrepreneurs and a dedicated laboratory to house research projects.
The U.S.
One of the country's largest insurers recently purchased an on-site provider of smartphone and tablet repairs.
Publicly traded AllState Corporation acquired iCracked, a privately owned San Francisco-based company with more than 60 locations in the U.S. and Canada.
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.
Nova Scotia is banning additional types of electronics from disposal, a move that requires product manufacturers to expand their recycling services under the province's extended producer responsibility program.
Since 2008, the Canadian province has required manufacturers
[caption id="attachment_10661" align="alignright" width="300"] In 2015, GES dug a hole behind its Georgetown, Ky. facility and filled it with e-scrap, including leaded glass, and other materials.[/caption]
When Global Environmental Services failed, the processor left CRT messes at multiple sites in two states.
ITAD firm Re-Teck opened its first Dutch location this week, a facility that the company says will bolster its European market reach.
Re-Teck, part of Li-Tong Group,
Global economic conditions have helped push up the scrap value of principal metals used in electronics.The major reason for processor smiles is the strong and ongoing surge in the value of palladium
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.
Electronics repair-related bills have been introduced in legislatures across the country, but it's still too early to know where - or if - they'll gain traction.
Right-to-repair legislation has been introduced or is being drafted in 16 states this year: Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Massachu
Two government initiatives looking to energize the lithium-ion battery recycling sector have officially launched, offering prize money to recycling entrepreneurs and a dedicated laboratory to house research projects.
The U.S.
One of the country's largest insurers recently purchased an on-site provider of smartphone and tablet repairs.
Publicly traded AllState Corporation acquired iCracked, a privately owned San Francisco-based company with more than 60 locations in the U.S. and Canada.
Nova Scotia is banning additional types of electronics from disposal, a move that requires product manufacturers to expand their recycling services under the province's extended producer responsibility program.
Since 2008, the Canadian province has required manufacturers 
In 2015, GES dug a hole behind its Georgetown, Ky. facility and filled it with e-scrap, including leaded glass, and other materials.[/caption]
When Global Environmental Services failed, the processor left CRT messes at multiple sites in two states.
ITAD firm Re-Teck opened its first Dutch location this week, a facility that the company says will bolster its European market reach.
Re-Teck, part of Li-Tong Group, 
Global economic conditions have helped push up the scrap value of principal metals used in electronics.
Electronics repair-related bills have been introduced in legislatures across the country, but it's still too early to know where - or if - they'll gain traction.
Right-to-repair legislation has been introduced or is being drafted in 16 states this year: Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Massachu
A growing number of U.S.