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Trade tensions emphasize e-scrap recycling needs
As technology trade tensions between China and the U.S. escalate, bans on trading minerals used in producing LED screens, semiconductors, chips and batteries are again putting the recycling sector in the spotlight.
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Industry preps for Basel rules as Canada exempts US trade
With just weeks to go before new e-scrap trading regulations take effect worldwide, companies are feeling cautiously optimistic that trade disruption will be softer than it could have been.
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California battery-bearing device rulemaking continues
California regulators will accept public comments in December on regulations laying the groundwork for adding new battery-containing devices into the state e-scrap program. But those devices will not become covered materials for more than a year.
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Repair community talks mobile devices
Repair shops and advocates convened during the first day of the Electronics Sustainability Summit this week to share tips on improving repair businesses, the evolution of OEM and repair community relationships and the repair legislative landscape.
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First-person Perspective: Factors point to more recycling of precious metals
This article appeared in the 2024 issue of E-Scrap News. Subscribe today for access to all print content. There’s one very simple, unavoidable reason that global industry is at least eventually going to have to rely more heavily on recycling in order …
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SERI starts solar panel recycling certification
Solar panel recyclers can now achieve a specific SERI certification, under the newly added Appendix G for photovoltaic modules.
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Apple expands activation locks to phone parts
Apple’s latest operating system update will expand a feature unpopular with reuse and repair advocates to not just cover the phone as a whole but also individual parts.
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Basel regulations unite BAN and SERI in collaboration
Upcoming changes to the Basel Convention are likely to disrupt some industry practices when they take effect next year. But the changes have already had one remarkable impact: They’ve brought together two often rival certification organizations to advocate for industry-wide compliance with the new rules.
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iFixit ends Samsung partnership over ‘commitment’
After two years of trying – and some public pushing – iFixit ended its partnership with Samsung, citing the OEM’s lack of commitment.
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Nevada battery recycling operation ramps up capacity
A company that processes lithium-ion batteries, including those sourced from consumer devices, has scaled up recycling capacity at its facility in Reno, Nevada, and is on track to process more than 44 million pounds of battery materials per year.
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