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Hundreds of electronics recycling and reuse leaders gathered this week for a conference that explored how stakeholders have coped with COVID-19 - and detailed what comes next for the sector.

The global climate change conference taking place this month should increase its focus on end-of-life electronics management, a U.K.-based IT industry association recently stated.

The Librarian of Congress will continue allowing independent shops to legally unlock mobile phones so they can be used with any wireless carrier, increasing their resale value.

[caption id="attachment_9561" align="aligncenter" width="912"] Environmental justice concerns are receiving more attention across the country. | pixinoo/Shutterstock[/caption] Carlton Waterhouse, a key U.S. EPA waste official, says moving toward a circular economy is not enough.

[caption id="attachment_16758" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A public-private partnership will work to create standards that both manufacturers and recycling companies can use. | Janaka Dharmasena/Shutterstock[/caption] A U.S.

The head of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries responds to a recent op-ed that raised questions about the group's positioning on export bans and environmental justice.

The director of the R2 standard offers kudos to the volunteers who served on a committee to formulate a host of certification updates.

[caption id="attachment_16004" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Clockwise from upper left: Craig Boswell of HOBI International, Adina Renee Adler of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Russ Ernst of Blancco and Walter Alcorn of the Consumer Technology Association.[/caption] Pandemic-spurred spending might mean more electronics entering the recycling stream, but any bo

[caption id="attachment_15922" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] ISRI's adopted position comes as environmental justice is a growing topic of discussion within the recycling sector. | By VILevi / Shutterstock[/caption] The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries recently affirmed its support for the "broa

[caption id="attachment_15850" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Past iterations of SEERA would allow exports of tested and functional devices as well as some separated commodities destined for recycling. | lazyllama / Shutterstock[/caption] National legislators have reintroduced a bill that would restrict