Growing volumes of Nigerian e-scrap coincide with an evolving processor field, and port workers will have an early vote on a labor contract that could bring some stability to West Coast exports.
Remote recycling: Between its small population and its location on an island, Wrangell, Alaska faces challenges in recycling electronics, to the point that some residents
Apple envisions a future in which it sources all minerals in its products from recovered electronics, according to the company's recently released environmental responsibility report.
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BlueOak announced that in the next few weeks it will begin operating a smelter aimed exclusively at e-scrap.
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Information technology use is changing in several key manners, and this is causing change within the electronics refurbishing and recycling sector.
A jewelry and precious metals seller has signed a letter of intent to acquire Elemetal Recycling for nearly $20 million.
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Getting old mobile devices out of Canadians' junk drawers and into the recycling stream may be a lucrative challenge for the e-scrap industry, a survey suggests.
According to research on the Canadian market, 62 percent of survey respondents said they had at least one old phone in storage, up from 48 percent the year before.
In 2016, respondents a
An in-depth study exploring the changing materials composition of e-scrap will be discussed in a U.S. EPA webinar next week.
The analysis explored the types and compositions of electronics sold and entering the end-of-life streams each year.
A Washington state metals recycling company has grown its e-scrap capabilities by acquiring a facility previously owned by IMS Electronics Recycling.
Tacoma, Wash.-based Simon Metals has purchased the 69,000-square-foot location, which includes an advanced shredding and separation line, in Vancouver, Wash.
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