A two-year study urging scrutiny of e-scrap exports to Southeast Asia drew reader interest in October, as well as an ITAD firm’s consolidation, M&A’s effect on the industry, the Department of Energy’s stake in a lithium firm and the US EPA’s largest lithium-ion battery cleanup.
The list below shows our top five stories published in October in order of unique page views.
1 | BAN report links brokers to surge in US e-scrap exports
Nonprofit organization Basel Action Network released a report attributing surging US e-scrap exports to Southeast Asia to brokers posing as recyclers but acting mainly as shippers, a “hidden tsunami” the group says should trigger regulatory and certification reviews.
2 | URT closes New Hampshire site, shifts work west
Universal Recycling Technologies has closed its Dover, New Hampshire facility and is consolidating work into its other plants, a decision company leaders described as a strategic refocus rather than a retreat from the region.
3 | How mergers and acquisitions are rewiring the ITAD industry
A Compliance Standards report draws a vivid map of how private equity, infrastructure giants and mission-driven impact funds are transforming what was once a niche, fragmented set of services into institutional-grade infrastructure, governed by compliance, technology enablement, and measurable environmental outcomes.
4 | Analysis: DOE takes equity stake in Lithium Americas deal
The US Department of Energy is redefining its approach to industrial investment through a revised agreement with Lithium Americas Corporation, the Canada- and Nevada-based developer of the Thacker Pass lithium project.
5 | US EPA begins largest lithium-ion battery cleanup effort
As lithium-ion battery fires increasingly threaten recycling facilities and landfills nationwide, the US EPA is preparing to undertake its largest lithium-battery remediation efforts to date.
