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Micron Technology has started offering a solid-state drive it says is significantly smaller and thinner than others, potentially leading to a decrease in the use of HDDs in future laptops.

Worldwide PC shipments declined in the final quarter of 2021, but overall the year saw nearly 10% growth.

This article originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of E-Scrap News. Subscribe today for access to all print content. [dropcap]In[/dropcap] the years since China's announcement in 2017 that it would be closing the door to imports of low-value recycled plastics, electronics recycling companies have

Prices for a key e-scrap precious metal have increased to near several-month highs of late, and analysts say the price may increase to 2020 highs depending on wider economic trends.

A large electronics processing operation is launching in Georgia, and its focus will be lower-value, plastics-heavy devices in the e-scrap stream.

[caption id="attachment_14875" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Research shows there are nearly 60 electronics processing facilities in Texas, some focusing on refurbishment and reuse exclusively. | penofoto / Shutterstock[/caption] A state report examining recycling in T

[caption id="attachment_16595" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Aluminum is one of the metals e-scrap companies recover from electronics, in addition to precious metals, copper and steel. | ST House Studio / Shutterstock[/caption] Aluminum prices have climbed to their highest levels in ov

[caption id="attachment_16515" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Sims Lifecycle Services, the electronics processing branch of metals recycling giant Sims Limited, reported boosted earnings during its 2021 fiscal year. | Sanchai Khudpin/ Shutterstock[/caption] Sims Lifecycle Services is finding that repurposing

With businesses in many sectors scrambling to find and retain workers, electronics recycling and repair companies are bumping pay, offering signing bonuses, holding job fairs and taking other steps.

[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