[caption id="attachment_11800" align="aligncenter" width="950"]Details on the closure of Arrow Electronics' ITAD division captured clicks in August. | dokurose/Shutterstock[/caption]
Stories about business struggles, a facility fire, and a high-profile legal disputes drew our readers' interest last
The 2019 E-Scrap Conference and Trade Show is less than two weeks away, and we're giving you one last interview with an industry leader set to take to the stage in Orlando.
[caption id="attachment_12016" align="alignright" width="200"] Kevin Dillon[/caption]
Kevin Dillon is chief operating officer and chief sales officer at nationwide processor ERI.
[caption id="attachment_11992" align="aligncenter" width="980"]Low unemployment rates are making it hard for recycling companies to find and keep reliable employees for entry-level jobs. | tadamichi/Shutterstock[/caption]
This story has been updated.
An initiative launched by e-Stewards will give 10 certified processo
[caption id="attachment_11985" align="aligncenter" width="980"]MBA Polymers plans to start processing e-scrap devices at the new facility in 2020. | PIYAWAT WONGOPASS/Shutterstock[/caption]
Global plastics recycling company MBA Polymers will open a facility in Germany to recover e-plastics from electronics and appliances.
MBA Poly
[caption id="attachment_11978" align="aligncenter" width="980"]In 2018 Fairfax County collected nearly 1.6 million pounds of scrap electronics. | Lukasz Stefanski/Shutterstock[/caption]
E-scrap collection contracting in Fairfax County, Va.
[caption id="attachment_11912" align="aligncenter" width="950"]Industrial Services of America (ISA) plans to sell substantially all of its assets to River Metals Recycling LLC. | YuRi Photolife/Shutterstock[/caption]
Industrial Services of America, located in Kentucky and Indiana, is being acquired by a regional competitor after a period of finan
[caption id="attachment_11907" align="aligncenter" width="950"]Recycling of rare earth metals has drawn greater attention in the e-scrap industry in recent years. | stuphipps/Shutterstock[/caption]
European Union grant money will fund a rare earth metals recycling project in the U.K.
[caption id="attachment_11853" align="aligncenter" width="950"]Apple confirmed its installation of battery-checking software. | gowithstock/Shutterstock[/caption]
Newer iPhone models contain software that effectively impedes third-party battery replacement, according to a repair advocacy group.