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This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of E-Scrap News. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   [dropcap]When[/dropcap] ECS Refining filed for bankruptcy in April 2018, the news came as a surprise to many. Owned by two longtime industry leaders, the e-scrap processor ha

This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of E-Scrap News. Subscribe today for access to all print content. [dropcap]Effective[/dropcap] maintenance programs often elude owners of new shredding lines and heavy equipment.

This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of E-Scrap News. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   The passage that follows is an excerpt from "Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale" by Adam Minter (

The secondary IT markets in Asia and Europe have for years been the primary focus of North American reverse logistics companies seeking to expand their service footprint. Established and stable, those markets have offered fertile grounds for growth, leaving companies with little incentive to look across the southern U.S.

[caption id="attachment_12827" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Solar arrays installed on the roofs of Gannon & Scott's facilities on both coasts produce excess electricity that is returned to the grid.[/caption] Few businesses can say they’ve been around for a century, but precious metals refiner Gannon & Scott now can make the claim. The company began in Rhode Island in 1919 as