By rr_test_admin, 5 January, 2018
The owner of former CRT glass processor Global Environmental Services is set to go on trial later this month. Facing one count of conspiracy and seven counts of hazardous waste management crimes, Kenny Gravitt is expected to appear in court on Jan. 22.
By rr_test_admin, 5 January, 2018
Apple has been slowing down the performance of iPhones with older batteries, which likely led to more of the smartphones prematurely entering the end-of-life stream. After customers and media reports expressed suspicion last month that the company was artificially slowing devices, Apple
By rr_test_admin, 5 January, 2018
A common reason consumers discard mobile phones is cracked screens, but technology currently in development could one day change that. Researchers at the University of Tokyo have created glass from a low-weight polymer that can “heal” itself when it breaks, according to
By rr_test_admin, 21 December, 2017
A Houston company's rare earth element recovery technologies could mean another future revenue stream for electronics processors. Startup company REEcycle has developed a chemical recycling process that extracts neodymium and dysprosium from magnets, including those used in electronics. As it works to refine that process, the company is
By rr_test_admin, 21 December, 2017
A plasma e-scrap furnace malfunction at an Arkansas smelting operation two years ago has spurred a $10.5 million insurance lawsuit against an equipment manufacturer that provided certain components. BlueOak Arkansas, which started up a commercial-scale e-scrap smelting operation at its Osceola, Ark.
By rr_test_admin, 21 December, 2017
A recent government approval is expected to bring Iron Mountain, which is already a giant in the world of data storage and destruction, further into the IT asset disposition business. Iron Mountain, a publicly traded company headquartered in Boston,
By rr_test_admin, 21 December, 2017
The founder of defunct processor Zloop is facing the possibility of decades in prison after a jury found him guilty of conspiracy and fraud charges. After a five-day trial, a federal jury has found Robert M. Boston, 54, of Hickory, N.C.