Category: E-Scrap News

E-Scrap EPR round-up part 2: California The West Coast has become a hub of activity in the producer responsibility legislative landscape, with all eyes on

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,