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[caption id="attachment_12234" align="aligncenter" width="950"] A Chicago-based metals company will open a new e-scrap facility near its headquarters.

Metals giant Korea Zinc is set to control e-scrap recycling and secondary processing operations in the U.S. and Europe, striking a $332 million deal to acquire a majority stake in Igneo Technologies.

Responding to client needs as well as market shifts around plastics and other materials, e-scrap and ITAD company GreenChip has plans to significantly expand in Virginia.

The president of nationwide electronics recycling company URT shares lessons he's learned about doing business honestly, vigilantly and capably in the e-scrap world.

Two New England e-scrap recycling companies have agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to help fund CRT cleanups at former Closed Loop Refining and Recovery warehouses in Ohio.

A facility in Massachusetts marked U.S. location number four for global ITAD company Wisetek.

A survey from one industry company finds U.S. consumers would trade in more used mobile phones if there was a price guarantee and better customer service in general.

Google and iFixit  launched a smartphone repair partnership, following their announcement in April.

Here’s a look at which processing facilities have recently attained or renewed their data destruction and recycling industry certifications.