Integrated Recycling Technologies is developing an AI-powered app for its suppliers that will quickly categorize and price their scrap circuit boards before they ship them. The software will also power the company's own robotic circuit board sorting system.
The Massachusetts-based parent company of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods was ordered by a judge to pay $2.05 million for unlawful disposal of e-scrap, batteries and other hazardous waste in California.
Universal Recycling Technologies has invested nearly $7 million in a processing facility that will greatly expand the company's commodities recovery and electronics refurbishment capabilities.
Improper disposal of lithium-ion batteries led to a $25,000 fine for a California recycling company after the batteries sparked several garbage truck fires.
A company that provides used phone history reports has formally launched a robot that automatically grades a device's cosmetic condition, performs diagnostics and erases data.
Battery recycler Li-Cycle has secured $13.5 million in state tax credits for its Rochester, N.Y. black mass processing facility, currently under construction.