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By rr_test_admin, 18 February, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_9949" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]A pile of electronic scrap ready for recycling. European metals refining company Boliden consumed its lowest quantity of scrap circuit boards in nearly a decade last year. | haraldmuc/Shutterstock[/caption] For major e-scrap smelting companies, the turbulence of 2020 brought pandemic-driven su
By rr_test_admin, 18 February, 2021
[caption id="attachment_15371" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Cell phones stacked on a table. In the annual review of company data Hyla noted that trade-in activity was slower for the full year, but that it picked up significantly in the fourth quarter. | Sonyerry/Shutterstock[/caption] Mobile device trade-ins are older than they used to be, according
By rr_test_admin, 11 February, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_15327" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Cargo containers at port in Turkey. The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal is an international treaty governing how waste is moved around the world. | phil berry/Shutterstock[/caption] The Basel Conventi
By rr_test_admin, 11 February, 2021
[caption id="attachment_15344" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Map with a pin in Ghana. Researchers delved into the question of exactly what is actually happening on the ground with electronics shipments to Africa. | Wead/Shutterstock[/caption] During a recent panel discussion, an e-scrap researcher and a journalist described the consequences of exporting el
By rr_test_admin, 11 February, 2021
[caption id="attachment_15328" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Signing business documents. Ontario e-scrap firm eCycle Solutions recently announced it acquired GreenGo Recycling Depot, a metals recycling company. | kan_chana/Shutterstock[/caption] The purchase of a metals and e-scrap company will help eCycle Solutions boost its scrap electronics colle
By rr_test_admin, 11 February, 2021
[caption id="attachment_15325" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Scrap electronics for recycling. France has begun requiring manufacturers to label their electronic products with a repairability score. | S.Dashkevych/Shutterstock[/caption] France has started requiring electronics OEMs to calculate and disclose repairability scores to consumers, and off
By rr_test_admin, 4 February, 2021
[caption id="attachment_15287" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Inside the BoMet facility. BoMET is one of a number of North American companies that saw that opportunity and are investing to expand their e-plastics processing capacity. | Courtesy of BoMET Polymer Solutions[/caption] BoMET Polymer Solutions is actively sourcing e-plastics from electronics recycling firms for the com
By rr_test_admin, 4 February, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_15290" align="aligncenter" width="900"]ATR's facility in Allentown, Pa. The 30,000-square-foot ITAD facility in eastern Pennsylvania is one of ATR's largest. | Courtesy of Advanced Technology Recycling[/caption] Advanced Technology Recycling is continuing its nationwide expansion with a location in Allentown, Pa. ATR, an e-scrap r
By rr_test_admin, 4 February, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_15200" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Repairing a mobile phone. News that a California recycling commission endorsed right-to-repair legislation was of interest last month. | PK Studio/Shutterstock[/caption] Last month, readers were drawn to articles about a large CRT lawsuit settlement and right-to-repair
By rr_test_admin, 4 February, 2021
[caption id="attachment_15295" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Close up of a circuit board. Silver is a key metal for e-scrap recovery firms. | Arkadiusz Komski/Shutterstock[/caption] Silver prices increased sharply over the past week, and financial analysts anticipate they will remain elevated in the near future. Pri