Metals mining and smelter company Umicore described its recycling business as "resilient" in 2023, noting it was "below the exceptional performance" of the year before but still above pre-2020 levels. 

Robotic sorting systems are increasingly making their way into e-scrap and ITAD facilities, where they help categorize, sort and even disassemble devices. Now, they're entering one processor's facilities as part of the end-of-life stream.

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Freeman Trading of Severn, Maryland; Lenovo Systems Technology of Shenzhen, China; NERDiT NOW of Wilmington, Delaware; Seah Yong Heng Trading of Singapore; USACA Resources of North York, Canada; and Zarc Internatio

Call2Recycle launched a consumer awareness campaign "Recycle Your Batteries, Canada!" Integrated Recycling Technologies (IRT) is partnering

Canadian industry-led nonprofit NGen awarded 86.7 million Canadian dollars ($64.2 million US dollars) in grants for 15 advanced manufacturing projects in Canada, including two rare-earth magnet recyclers. 

The value returned to consumers for their used mobile device trade-ins hit a record high $4.3 billion in 2023, thanks to strong demand for new devices, a bump in the worth of old smartphones and other factors.

Global ITAD firm Sims Lifecycle Services repurposed 700,000 more devices in the first half of its 2024 fiscal year compared with the prior-year period, representing the third year in a row of significant growth in device volume.

Ascend Elements raised an additional $162 million to help build its first EV battery materials recycling and manufacturing facility in Kentucky. C2 Management

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: JRT Business Group of Doral, Florida; Maxx Trading of Brookshire, Texas; and Miramar Copies of Garland, Texas.  After completing successful audits, the organizations listed below achieved one or more of these NAID AAA certifications: physical destruction of hard drives,

Call2Recycle rolled out smart battery recycling containers, which have sensors to remotely monitor the fill level and to watch for changes in thermal status.  New Jersey-based ITAD firm Guardian Data Destruction