[caption id="attachment_19625" align="aligncenter" width="900"]At the recent ISRI2021 online conference, an EPA official touched on environmental justice issues that affect waste and recycling facilities. | Surapol USanakul / Shutterstock[/caption]
The U.S.
[caption id="attachment_15759" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Through a grant program, wireless trackers have been shipped out to R2-certified facilities on a rolling basis since December 2019. | MyCreative / Shutterstock[/caption]
R2-certified electronics recycling and reuse companies across North America are following the movement of material u
[caption id="attachment_19409" align="aligncenter" width="650"]NERC's Next Generation Scholarship Fund is just one of multiple conversations the group is having on the topic of diversity, equity and inclusion. | Lightspring/Shutterstock[/caption]
Leaders at the Northeast Recycling Council recently
[caption id="attachment_13099" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]The Circular Electronics Partnership is being facilitated by a handful of organizations, including the Global Electronics Council and the World Economic Forum. | Iryna Imago/Shutterstock[/caption]
Dell, Glencore, Microsoft and Sims are among t
[caption id="attachment_14693" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Businesses of all sizes have put increased focus on workforce diversity during the past year.
[caption id="attachment_14470" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Bronte and Dominique, two consumers who in "Silicon Mountain" are tasked with trying to replace the batteries in their smartphones.[/caption]
With export scandals, CRT stockpiles and more, the electronics recycling industry has suffered its s
[caption id="attachment_13896" align="aligncenter" width="900"]The Basel Action Network estimates that since the EarthEye program started over a dozen customers have used the trackers. | Aunging/Shutterstock[/caption]
Samsung is deploying 40 GPS trackers a year to follow the downstream movement of scrap electronics
[caption id="attachment_13798" align="aligncenter" width="900"]A recent study found thermal events occurring at all stages of the WEEE collection and processing chain. | nongningstudio/Shutterstock[/caption]
A new report notes more and more fires are breaking out in electronics collection and processing facilities
[caption id="attachment_16673" align="aligncenter" width="900"]The CDC recently released a document covering steps employees and employers in the recycling and waste industries can take to prevent the spread of the virus. | g0d4ather/Shutterstock[/caption]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a fact