A federal judge recently rejected an appeal by the leader of failed Wisconsin e-scrap firm 5R Processors, who is currently serving a sentence for tax crimes.
Stories covering secondhand component pricing, battery collection and processing, an ITAD firm's expansion and a major Canadian program expansion drew reader attention last month.
Starting in July 2025, lithium-ion batteries and a handful of other electronic devices will be banned from disposal in landfills, composting facilities and incinerators in New Hampshire.
Prices for key e-scrap metals have experienced a wild ride this year, and the shifts in value have piled onto global trade regulations and ongoing dematerialization to create a challenging economic picture for the industry.
Despite its value in the sustainability sphere, recycling e-scrap is heat- and energy-intensive. Germany-headquartered Kraftblock says the electronics recycling industry needs physical solutions to decarbonize its heat and energy use.
BHS-Sonthofen highlighted equipment that recovers metals from e-scrap at the IFAT 2024 trade show earlier this year, including its Rotorshredder for specialized selective shredding of e-scrap or light metal scrap and its pre-shredder RAPAX.
Logitech upped its use of recycled plastic last year, including e-plastics recovered from end-of-life electronics, according to its recently released impact report.
Canada's oldest provincial electronics recycling program will add more than 500 device types to its accepted materials list, making permanent a pilot program that's been under way for four years.
Robert Coolidge's business is built around supplying replacement parts for consumer electronics, and he sees right to repair laws as a benefit for consumers – with the right safety guardrails.