For the e-scrap industry, business as usual may not cut it in the future. To help, this week's E-Scrap Conference is providing information and connections that allow processors and others to stay on top of changes in the fast-evolving sector.
E-Scrap 2017, which kicked off yesterday in Orlando, Fla.
There was some level of OEM influence in an e-scrap company's decision to send tens of millions of pounds of CRT glass to the ill-fated Closed Loop Refining and Recovery, statements from Kuusakoski and Sony show.
Closed Loop was a downstream outlet for CRT glass that closed last year with sizable tonnages of CRT material in warehouses in Ohio and Ar
Bolstering domestic markets is a logical way to reduce exports, and that concept is behind a just-announced program that's tied to an e-scrap certification.
The e-Stewards Digital Equity program facilitates communication and exchange of electronics between enterprise companies, e-Stewards-certified recycling companies, and U.S.
Lithium-ion batteries will come to play a far larger role in the scrap electronics stream in the future, and an expert says companies will need to adapt to the challenges and opportunities these materials present.
The economy will become more and more electrified by battery technology, predicts John Kincaide, who is vice chair of the b
Scientists have developed an environmentally friendly way to recover rare earth elements from shredded electronic scrap without the need for pre-sorting of materials.
Researchers at the Critical Materials Institute (CMI) found a way to dissolve rare earths metals, which are used in hard drive magnets, using an acid-free solution.
Nulife Glass, a company that built its own furnace to recycle CRT glass in the U.S., has decided to close.
The firm, led by Simon Greer, struggled to clear 
A European project will release a data platform providing a wealth of information on changes in the end-of-life stream.
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The Basel Action Network (BAN) has