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Wistron to Bring $21 Million Plant, 80 Initial Jobs to Texas
Published: 10/29/2012 by Townsquare Buzz in Industry News
Wistron GreenTech will establish its U.S. recycling in a 209,000 sq. ft building in McKinney, TX. It will bring 80 jobs, growing to 120. It will include operations for IT asset recovery and the recycling and refining of circuit boards and batteries
ERCC Recommends Performance Measures for State Electronics Recycling Programs
Published: 05/01/2011 by PRWeb in Industry News
The ERCChas released its "best Practices" to measure performance of state electronics recycling programs. They recommend collection of data points begin in the current or next program year to help compare varying approaches among state programs.
Lihua to Launch Production on New Smelters
Published: 04/15/2012 by Marketwatch in General Articles
Lihua International announced it is on track to produce copper anode at its two new smelters by the end of April.
China cracks down on low quality plastic from the UK
Published: 11/12/2012 by The Telegraph in General Articles
Hundreds of tons of plastic for recycling are being sent back to be dumped in landfills in Britain because China is refusing to take low-quality material.
Future iPhones Could Feature Radical New Battery
Published: 04/15/2012 by iPhone in Current Research
The NEC Organic Radical Battery contains no heavy metals or toxic materials. It might be used in the next generation of iPhone.
Waste Management announces acquisition of consumer electronics remarketing and recycling companies
Published: 08/06/2011 by Market Watch in Industry News
Waste Management Recycle America strengthens its positiosn in ecycling with purchase of Access Clkomputer Products and Mordell,LLC.
Conflict-Free Smelter Program Gets an Update as Legislation Lags
Published: 05/09/2011 by Matthew Wheeland - GreenBiz.com in General Articles
On Earth Day, the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) and the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) announced an update to their Conflict-Free Smelter program.
Rare Earth Metals Assessment and Supply Chain Actions
Published: 03/24/2011 by Jim Arnold - iNEMI in Industry News
The results of a iNEMI survey indicate very clearly that any disruption in supplies of rare earth metals would have a CRITICAL negative impact on the electronics industry.
CRT LEAD RECOVERY FURNACE
Published: 01/07/2013 by Waste Management World in Current Research
A video of the first furnace recovering pure lead and glass from CRTs.
The Processing Picture
Published: 09/13/2010 by Henry Leineweber in General Articles
With economic conditions stabilizing, members of the electronics recycling industry have shifted their focus toward new strategies to grow their firms. Will these strategies pay off? And, what are the big-picture issues affecting recovery?
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