A company that processes lithium-ion batteries, including those sourced from consumer devices, has scaled up recycling capacity at its facility in Reno, Nevada, and is on track to process more than 44 million pounds of battery materials per year.
A Texas company that started out in oil and gas drill bit reclamation has now diversified into recovering e–scrap and other industrial material streams, and it's adding facilities to house the growth.
Sustainability executives from major North American ITAD firms shared tips on how electronics recovery firms can plunge into environmental, social and governance reporting, during a session at the ISRI2024 conference last month.
The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently:Broadway Metal Recycling of Phoenix, Arizona; GoRoostr of Warminster, Pennsylvania; Indigo Proambiental S.A.P.I.
California's sizable state environment agency has a new leader in Zoe Heller, who was recently appointed director of the California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery. Industry leaders praised her integrity, thoughtfulness and collaboration skills.
A bill that would add rechargeable batteries and battery-containing products to Vermont's existing stewardship program awaits the governor's signature.