With collection events held throughout the country to honor Earth Day last week,industry companies and organizations took to Twitter to rally around the cause of electronics recycling.
Here's a look at some of the chatter:
Apple recovered around 61 million pounds of e-scrap in 2015, according to the company.
"We work hard to keep electronic devices out of landfills so that the precious resources they contain can be reused," the company stated in its latest Environmental Responsibility Report.
A lawsuit from TV manufacturer Vizio that questioned the constitutionality of Connecticut's electronics recycling law and program has been dismissed in its entirety.
A country in Southeast Asia investigates pollution from an e-scrap recycling plant, and LG Electronics unveils a repair-friendly smartphone in the Middle East.
Private-equity company Caretta Partners now owns a majority stake in Oklahoma City-based HiTech Assets.
Leaders at HiTech, which was founded in 2002, expect the acquisition to help push growth at the ITAD-focused company (ITAD stands for IT asset disposition).
A lobbyist has been hired by R2 and e-Stewards to stage a last-minute fight against a bill that's moving swiftly through the Illinois legislature.
CRT glass at Closed Loop's S 59th. Ave site in Phoenix.
Illinois legislators are quickly advancing a bill that aims to make it easier for e-scrap companies to send CRT glass to storage cells.
A lawsuit from TV manufacturer Vizio that questioned the constitutionality of Connecticut's electronics recycling law and program has been dismissed in its entirety.
A country in Southeast Asia investigates pollution from an e-scrap recycling plant, and LG Electronics unveils a repair-friendly smartphone in the Middle East.
What's the cure for today’s low commodity prices? Stop recycling devices you can repair and resell instead.
Private-equity company Caretta Partners now owns a majority stake in Oklahoma City-based HiTech Assets.
E-scrap recycling companies are enjoying a price rise in the gold market, and Washington state collection volumes continue to drop.