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Apple, rare earth firm to process end-of-life device magnets
Domestic rare earth company MP Materials and major OEM Apple this week announced a collaboration that will have Apple invest $500 million in MP, and will involve the companies harvesting rare earth minerals from recycled electronics.
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CA starts OEM requirements for battery-containing devices
As of July 1, manufacturers of covered battery-embedded products must comply with new requirements in California, as part of the state’s expansion of its long-running e-scrap program..
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CRT volumes decline, but end is not yet in sight
Cathode ray tube devices, long the major headache material for the electronics recycling industry, continue to make up less and less of the end-of-life stream, but they’re nowhere near gone completely, based on state program data and interviews with e-scrap processors.
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California suggests upping e-scrap processing payments
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery has proposed increasing some payment rates for processors who participate in the state e-scrap program.
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California processor draws equity investment
Longtime e-scrap and IT asset disposition firm CEAR has received an investment from a Texas-based capital firm, priming the ITAD operation for future growth.
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Right-to-repair scorecard shows improvements for cell phones
In this year’s “Failing the Fix” scorecard, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group said cell phones overall are getting more repairable, while laptops have stagnated.
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US circuit board processor files for bankruptcy
Camston Wrather, a California-headquartered company that developed printed circuit board processing technology and owned ITAD firm Stream Recycling Solutions, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy this month, indicating the company will liquidate its assets to pay creditors.
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Malaysia eyes improvements to e-scrap import procedures
On the heels of high-profile illegal e-scrap import claims and updates to the Basel Convention, Malaysian officials said they would be tightening operating procedures.
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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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