Apple settles accusations from California that it mishandled material from recycled electronics, and a writer says design innovation may have led to the Galaxy Note 7 battery issues.
Apple settlement: The California EPA has reached a settlement with Apple, which was accused of mishandling e-scrap, according to
UNICOR, also known as Federal Prison Industries, has shut down its electronics recycling facilities at several prisons across the country, leaving a sizable gap in the U.S.
Oregonians are generating more waste and recycling less of it, according to a state report, and that includes electronics.
Key electronics recycling leaders, especially those from Asia, gathered in China recently to discuss the realities of e-scrap management from a global perspective.
The Electronics & Cars Recycling event, sponsored by ICM, was held in Macau in mid-November.
Electronics recycling is one tough business. Industry companies are encountering high operating costs, low profit margins and the “C word” (commodities). What if technology could make the process more profitable?
Imagine end-of-life electronics that were manufactured with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags.
At the time of Closed Loop Refining and Recovery's closure earlier this year, more than 50 million pounds of leaded CRT glass were stockpiled at company sites around Phoenix.
If smartphone reclaimers and refurbishers think they're busy now, just wait until 2020.
A south Florida nonprofit group that trains and employs people with disabilities is closing one of its e-scrap drop-off facilities as it adapts to a changing market.
ARC Broward IT Asset Recovery will
A New York-based electronics recycling company has moved into a bigger building, allowing it to expand operations and hire more employees.