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Around Dawsonville, Ga., the way to electronics recycling is literally at the end of Asset Recycling Way. That’s where e-scrap processor Premier Surplus is located. When company owners first bought the 137,000-square-foot facility on 11 acres to serve as a home for Premier Surplus, they also bought the short street that serves as a driveway into the property.

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[caption id="attachment_9285" align="aligncenter" width="720"] The newly formed company, Quantum Lifecycle Partners, will operate eight processing facilities in four Canadian provinces. | Olivier Le Queinec/Shutterstock[/caption] GEEP Canada and the Shift Group of Companies are bringing together their e-scrap and I

[caption id="attachment_11992" align="aligncenter" width="980"] Low unemployment rates are making it hard for recycling companies to find and keep reliable employees for entry-level jobs.  | tadamichi/Shutterstock[/caption] This story has been updated. An initiative launched by e-Stewards will give 10 certified processo

[caption id="attachment_11981" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Sims noted that lower commodity prices were a factor leading to smaller profits. | create jobs 51/Shutterstock[/caption] Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) pulled in smaller profits during the 2019 fiscal year.

[caption id="attachment_11923" align="aligncenter" width="950"] IRT is expanding and moving into this 230,000-square-foot building in St.

[caption id="attachment_11910" align="aligncenter" width="950"] At maximum capacity, SMR's Dallas plant can handle up to 4 million pounds per month. | vladdon/Shutterstock[/caption] SMR Worldwide has opened its third processing site, the first of several additional locations slated to come on-line in the next few years. The Statesville, N.C.-h

In the runup to the 2019 E-Scrap Conference and Trade Show, we are offering up a series of interviews with some of the industry leaders set to take the stage. [caption id="attachment_11782" align="alignright" width="300"] Rod McDaniel[/caption] This week, we chat with Rod McDaniel, CEO of Springfield, Tenn.-based processor S3 Recycling Solutions.

[caption id="attachment_11800" align="aligncenter" width="950"] During the 10 years Arrow operated in the ITAD sector, e-commerce increased and became a competitor to the company's business model. | dokurose/Shutterstock[/caption] Evolving ITAD economics contributed to Arrow Electronics' decision to jettison that segment of its business, according

[caption id="attachment_11808" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Fire officials spoke with employees and learned the blaze sparked when computers were mixed with lithium-ion batteries. | Inaoy/Shutterstock[/caption] This story has been updated. An Illinois e-scrap processor suffered a major fire this week.