New Jersey is the first state to make producers responsible for electric vehicle batteries and other, similar propulsion batteries.

Google is the latest OEM to get behind right-to-repair electronics legislation. The company announced Jan. 11 that it endorsed an Oregon bill it called a "compelling model."

Lead battery recycler Ecobat's first U.S. facility for recycling lithium batteries is being commissioned, and the company is already looking at what comes next. 

Processor EPC has combined the business operations of two U.S. facilities into a single South Carolina location, which has a footprint twice the size of the previous sites put together.

AMP Robotics was named to the Cleantech Group's 2024 Global Cleantech 100 list for the fifth consecutive year.  Education-focused Chromebook supplier CTL

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Full Circle Electronics GA, dba Atlanta Recycling Solutions, of Alpharetta, Ga.; Miramar Copies of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; PC Recycler dba Securis of Chantilly, Va.; and Shark IT of Ocoyoacac, Mexico. After completing successful

Device repair and reuse is a hot topic, and OEM representatives recently talked about how manufacturers are supporting – and can better support – that aspect of the industry. 

Major electronics manufacturers this week joined with the Consumer Technology Association to form the Consumer Technology Circularity Initiative, aiming to boost e-scrap processing, improve repair and reuse, and incorporate more recycled content into products.

Fast-growing processor Sprout late last year purchased key assets of CircleIT, a longtime processor previously known as HiTech Assets. A Sprout executive said CircleIT's platform for tracking and reporting sustainability metrics to clients helped drive the deal.

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Basket Materials of Palo Alto, Calif.; BES Traders of Mahwah, N.J.; Piranha International of Trinidad and Tobago; and Shanghai Cyber-Teck of Shanghai, China. After completing successful audits, the organizations listed below achie