Paladin EnviroTech acquired Netherlands-based R&L Recycling BV, its first European deal, to build an in-region ITAD and electronics recycling platform for OEMs and hyperscalers.

A new Colorado law expanding consumers’ right to repair electronic devices took effect this month, requiring manufacturers to provide access to parts, tools, software and repair documentation for many products sold or first used in the state. The law, House Bill 24-1121, builds on Colorado’s earlier right-to-repair statutes covering agricultural equipment and powered wheelchairs by extending those requirements to digital...

Based in Germany, TÜV Rheinland launched a closed-loop recycled material verification program for electronics supply chains, auditing traceability and quality in a pilot spanning plastics and copper.

The organization, now called The Battery Network, is assuming an expanded role in battery logistics, EPR compliance and critical material recovery as US battery demand accelerates.

Comstock Metals has opened a new California facility aimed at improving the collection and transport of retired solar panels to its recycling operations in Nevada, as more solar equipment across the West reaches the end of its usable life.

Scott Saunders grew up in the Southeast and has spent most of his life in Alabama, building a career in the recycling industry that now spans more than three decades.  Born in Atlanta, he moved as a child to Troy, Alabama, then settled in Montgomery, where he has lived for more than two decades, roughly 45 miles north of the...

Universal Recycling Technologies launched its NEXLOOP platform and Polymers Alliance to return plastics from end-of-life electronics to OEM manufacturing in North America, creating Basel-compliant supply chains that support recycled content goals without disrupting production networks.

A new industry guide addresses rising lithium-ion battery fires at recycling facilities as data shows a record 448 reported incidents in 2025, underscoring growing risks from consumer electronics and disposable vapes and prompting calls for coordinated safety practices.

Christine Yeager blends CPG leadership with advocacy, bringing energy to EPR and recycling debates. A former Coca-Cola sustainability director, she now leads CSY Impact Consulting, helping producers and service providers turn policy into action as US implementation accelerates.

Although chip availability has improved since the worst shortages earlier in the decade, Tuurny says demand for legacy electronics remains high in aerospace, defense, medical systems and other fields where equipment remains in service for many years.