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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
By rr_test_admin, 28 January, 2021
[caption id="attachment_18675" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Many hauling trucks parked in a lot. With fewer available drivers comes less available trucking supply, leading to higher prices and potential disruptions in trucking availability for those in the recycling industry. | Vitpho/Shutterstock[/caption] A driver shortage that was exace
By rr_test_admin, 10 December, 2020
[caption id="attachment_14975" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Closeup of a circuit board with copper. Some analysts predict copper prices will increase close to their 2011 record, when the metal was trading for more than $4.50 per pound. | Syafiq Adnan/Shutterstock[/caption] Prices for a major metal found in the electronics recycling stream
By rr_test_admin, 5 November, 2020
[caption id="attachment_10714" align="aligncenter" width="928"]Shredded e-scrap showing gold and other metals. The e-scrap metals market saw a significant impact from the coronavirus pandemic, which made obtaining supply a challenging task. | Amy_VonDe/Shutterstock[/caption] Processors were not alone in feeling supply and demand impacts from COV
By rr_test_admin, 1 October, 2020
[caption id="attachment_14567" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Closeup of a gold circuit board. Gold prices reached nearly $2,000 a troy ounce in August. | savva_25/Shutterstock[/caption] Driven by investors, gold prices have remained high throughout the year, even hitting a recent record high this quarter, according to The Wall Street Jo
By rr_test_admin, 11 September, 2020
[caption id="attachment_14454" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Urban Mining Company building exterior Urban Mining Co. operates a magnet recovery facility just south of Austin. | Courtesy of Urban Mining Co.[/caption] Urban Mining Co., which uses an innovative process to recycle rare earth magnets, has received financial backing as part of the U.S.