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By rr_test_admin, 16 June, 2016

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An industry podcast made its debut this week, with host ITAD Technologies promising more episodes later this year. In its first episode, the Technology Disposition and E-Cycling Education Series featured an interview with Bob McCarthy, the director of business development at auditor Greeneye Partners.
By rr_test_admin, 16 June, 2016
Shipping Container Ship / EG_Pors, ShutterstockSERI says it has launched a number of initiatives in the wake of a tracking report from the Basel Action Network that found a host of recycling companies shipping devices overseas.

SERI (Sustainable Electronics Recycling International), which administers the R2 certification standard, s

By rr_test_admin, 15 June, 2016
In other news, E-ScrapApple picks a fight with backers of device-repair legislation, and National Geographic digs into the recovery of rare earth metals.

Fight over fixing: The Huffington Post reports

By rr_test_admin, 2 June, 2016
Worldwide shipments of new mobile phones will increase 3.1 percent in 2016, a substantial slowdown from growth in previous years, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Meanwhile, IDC predicts tablet shipments will decline for the second straight year, dropping 9.6 percent in 2016 compared with last year's volume. In the mobile phone space, the Massachusetts-based research firm predicts a continued decrease in growth of new phone purchases in matur
By rr_test_admin, 1 June, 2016
This story originally appeared in the June 2016 issue of E-Scrap News.  Subscribe today for access to all print content. Closed Loop Refining and Recovery was founded in 2010 with a straightforward business plan.