Right-to-repair legislation has shown up in many state legislatures this year. California is set to be next.
A Democratic member of the state Assembly, Susan Talamantes Eggman, will introduce the California Right to Repair Act.
A lithium-ion battery expert says smartphone reuse trends will hamper the ability to use mobile device batteries as a major source of cobalt.
Hans Eric Melin, managing director of consultancy Creation Inn, recently authored a report on lithium-ion battery recovery.
The second half of 2017 saw e-scrap revenues rise for Sims Recycling Solutions, while profits fell due to European market pressures.
SRS, the electronics recycling wing of publicly traded Sims Metal Management, brought in 365 million Australian dollars (currently about $284 million) between July 1 and Dec.
John Lingelbach will be leaving his post at the helm of Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI) and the R2 certification program later this year.
SERI, which administers the R2 electronics recycling standard,
[caption id="attachment_7984" align="alignright" width="300"] Total Reclaim was fined by state regulators for storing flat-panel display devices in trailers on Seattle's Harbor Island.[/caption]
No longer receiving material from state electronics recycling programs in Washington and Oregon, processor Total Reclaim is attempting to weather recen
The European Union will provide funding to help formalize e-scrap recycling in a West African country that has been at the center of heated material export debates.
The EU will provide 1.2 million euros (about $1.46 million) to the E-MAGIN Ghana project over the next four years, according to
Two recent surveys explored consumer expectations when it comes to the management of recovered electronics.
One survey, commissioned by a new group called the Security Innovation Center (SIC), looked at the public's concerns about data security and privacy around used internet-connected devices
A TV collection debacle in one Pennsylvania township illustrates the problems the state electronics recycling program continues to face.
Washington Township turned away truckloads of TVs just a week after reopening free e-scrap collections, according to the