By incorporating language from previous bills into its budget, Minnesota has now become the second state in the nation to enact a right to repair digital devices.

Pandemic-era business conditions and the closure of a CRT outlet contributed to eLoop violating CRT accumulation rules last year, the CEO said. Now, the processor and regulators are working out a mandatory plan to clear out the stockpile over the next couple of years.

AES signed a recycling services agreement with SOLARCYCLE and launched a pilot program to study construction breakage rates and end-of-life solar panels.  The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Apt Ability (dba MobileSentrix) of Chantilly, Va.; Nakatsuji Limited Tadaoka Plant of Tadaoka-cho Senboku-gun, Osaka, Japan; ProRecycle Canada of Montreal; two Re-Teck locations in Tokyo;

Environmental and sustainability certifier SCS Global Services launched a recycled-content certification for the electrical and electronic equipment industries that verifies the total percentage of recycled materials in products.

A comprehensive study of Canadian e-scrap generation found that the amount has more than tripled over the last two decades and is on track for even more growth in the coming years.

Small- and medium-sized recycling businesses that are interested in setting up environmental, social and governance plans will soon have a new toolkit to help them.  

ITAD services provider EPC has opened a facility in Colombia's capital, giving the subsidiary of CSI Leasing its fourth Latin America plant. 

Noveon Magnetics took in $75 million in Series B funding and plans to use the money to expand its facilities. 

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: A Stock Wireless of Doral, Fla.; B&K Technology Solutions (dba  Advanced Technology Recycling) of Las Vegas; C&C Lifestyle of Sacramento, Calif.; Green Cycle Technology of Wilmington, Del.; and Rajdhani