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Electronic Recycling in Mesa Shapes the Next Resource Cycle
The discussion around electronic recycling in Mesa is often framed as a local environmental matter. In reality, it sits at the intersection of resource economics, data governance, and urban growth. Cities like Mesa now generate large volumes of retired electronics as digital infrastructure expands across households, healthcare systems, logistics networks, and education. What appears to be ordinary device turnover is actually the front end of a complex materials recovery system.
What a Classroom Clear-Out Taught Me About Electronic Recycling in Mesa, AZ
Teaching high school has a way of turning abstract ideas into very real, very human moments. I spend my days helping students understand systems, whether that is how governments function, how scientific principles apply to daily life, or how small choices ripple into larger consequences. What I did not expect was that a routine clean-up of outdated classroom computers would become one of the most practical lessons I have experienced myself.
What Happens to Electronics When We Toss Them Carelessly?
I was standing in line at a small Scottsdale coffee shop, watching a man unwrap a brand new phone. He cradled it like a newborn, joking with his friend about cases and screen protectors. Ten feet away, a woman shuffled through a paper bag and produced an old flip phone, its keypad sticky from a dozen grocery runs. She shrugged, and said she would “deal with it later.” That brief scene stuck with me. It felt ordinary, and it felt urgent. When we treat electronics casually, they do not simply vanish.
From Obsolete to Opportunity: Rethinking the Role of E-Waste in a Digital World
From Obsolete to Opportunity: Rethinking the Role of E-Waste in a Digital World E-waste is more than discarded electronics—it’s a growing environmental challenge and a reflection of our digital habits. Learn how smart disposal can drive sustainability, economic value, and cultural change.
US scrap industry 'hungry' for cars • Recycling International
The success of America’s car recycling industry is down to a large professional network of 9 000 dismantlers, including 297 shredding facilities. Twenty-two facilities are under construction. ‘It’s been getting difficult in certain states to get a permit for recycling operations owing to new legal requirements and environmental controls,’ Hildreth observes.
Textiles head EPR queue
The used textile industry is on the cusp of significant transformation, driven by recent policy agreements and strategic initiatives aimed at advancing circularity. The European Union (EU) has reached a provisional agreement to implement harmonised extended producer responsibility (EPR) regulations across member states, marking a pivotal shift in the management of textile waste. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom has established a Circular Economy Taskforce which is expected to prioritise textiles.
New Era Plumbing LLC is a licensed plumbing company that is committed to providing quality services in the Mesa area
Within the realm of Mesa plumbing services, New Era Plumbing LLC stands out as a company that can be relied upon to provide quality plumbing services. Having a staff of plumbers who are completely licensed, we take great satisfaction in providing expert plumbing solutions that are available around the clock and that are tailored to fit the specific requirements of both residential and commercial customers.
Car manufacturers fined over ELV 'cartel' across Europe • Recycling International
Mercedes-Benz, which revealed the cartel, was not fined. Other companies, including Stellantis, BMW and Volvo, admitted their involvement in the cartel and agreed to settle the case. Stellantis (including Opel), Mitsubishi and Ford received reduced fines because of their co-operation.
Few takers for EU plastic scrap
2025 will be crucial for the European plastic scrap market, as the updated and far-reaching Waste Shipment Regulation will begin to have a profound effect on the movement of secondary plastics. Last year, the regulation underwent many changes as policy makers sought to reduce the export of plastic waste from Europe. The most significant change was a ban on such shipments to non-OECD countries from November 2026.
Mummy, can I have a material handler?
The most memorable part for my 20-month-old was discovering the interactive kid-sized material handler at the ski resort playground. He eyes doubled in size when he saw another boy pull the levers, sending the crane across the sandbox with its big, hungry jaws opening and closing. Sand was shifted with immense precision thanks to advice from an over-eager father on the sidelines. Once the driver’s seat was free, Robin bolted forward to climb into it.
Prices up as Trump wades in
The proposed steel tariffs on steel imports proposed by the new Trump administration in the United States have had an early impact on ferrous scrap prices. The cost of Turkish imports recovered in February from yearly lows, largely driven by the implications of US steel tariffs which supported domestic US scrap prices and helped keep export offers from the region firm.
Dutch investment fund targets critical raw materials
The initiative will leverage Dutch technology to enhance efficiency, recycling and the development of alternative materials. The announcement was made by Lara Muller, director of new business at Invest International, alongside Reinette Klever, the Netherlands’ minister for foreign trade, during the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto.
Cooking oil used for smarter black mass recycling
Scientists at the University of Leicester say their patent-pending technology allows black mass to be purified within minutes at room temperature. They use ultrasound to create nanoemulsions when the oil and water are mixed. Oil nano-droplets purify the black mass, the mixture of carbon (graphite) and lithium, nickel and cobalt metal oxides produced when batteries are recycled. Current recycling techniques use a combination of furnace heat treatment and concentrated corrosive acids.
Recyclers recover more value from hospitals
Factors said to be driving market growth include more hospitals and clinics, rising demand for healthcare products and innovative treatments and growing volumes of biomedical waste – as well as new recycling players targeting medical waste. According to Allied Market Research, this sector of the recycling market has seen strong momentum, reaching US$ 7.2 billion in 2020. The outlook remains robust, especially in North America which has the highest market share.
MacroCycle ready to scale up plastic scrap solution
MacroCycle says the funding allows it to grow operations by 50% and to scale up its pilot plant facilities. This is seen as vital in meeting customer demand for upcycled PET and polyester resin. The recycler was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2023. Its innovative chemistry and selective non-toxic reagents ‘greatly simplify’ the plastics recycling process.
Trump: Import tariffs on steel and aluminium - but what about scrap?
‘All steel entering the United States will be subject to a 25% tariff,’ Trump told journalists on board Airforce One. He added that aluminium imports would also be affected. It is yet unclear if the measure includes steel or aluminium scrap.
Innovate battery recycling by collaboration
Academics from eight institutions in the US and UK have investigated the need for more efficient recycling processes to manage the expected surge in end-of-life batteries. ‘Efficient and closed-loop battery recycling strategies are therefore needed, which will require recovering materials from spent LIBs and reintegrating them into new batteries,’ they write.
India's non-ferrous scrap businesses benefit from growth • Recycling International
The global recycling organisation’s latest non-ferrous ‘Mirror’ reports that India is set to be the most resilient economy among the world’s top 10 by 2027. The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which says it is the voice of India’s trade and industry, expects the national economy to be the fourth largest by 2026 with 6.8% growth this year and 7.7% in 2026.
Business grows for UK battery recycler Altilium
The company says the move underscores its commitment to building a sustainable UK supply chain for critical battery materials and reducing the environmental impact of battery production. It is already recycling nickel cobalt manganese (NMC) batteries from two leading UK-based automotive OEMs, as well as Gigafactory production scrap, to produce modern high-nickel cathode active materials (CAM) at its ACT1 and ACT2 facilities in Devon. None of the customers is being named by Altilium.
Trump’s tariffs: US recyclers fear ‘significant harm’
On LinkedIn, Wiener says: ‘With more than US$ 11 billion [EUR 10.7 billion] of recycled materials moving across borders between the US and Canada and Mexico, the tariffs are going to impose significant harm on the recycled materials industry and manufacturing supply chain in the US that relies upon our materials to produce the everyday products and infrastructure that Americans rely upon each and every day.’ Wiener adds that ReMA is actively managing and disseminating information as soon as...
Canon fires recycled steel drive
It will start with office multifunction devices (MFDs), home inkjet printers, large-format inkjet printers and commercial printing presses. The recycled metal to be used will be sheets of electric furnace steel made from recovered end-of-life products. Canon says it has studied the characteristics of electric furnace steel sheets and optimised the processing method so that they could be used in products.
Fibre-to-fibre a hit in Scandinavian fashion
The partnership should allow the luxury brand to integrate circular material at commercial scale. Ambercycle will provide recycled polyester treated at its facility in Los Angelos so Ganni can replace its current mix of 20% virgin polyester and recycled bottles. The US recycler, founded in 2015, is prioritising the transition to fibre-to-fibre recycling. It has diverted over 1.2 million tonnes of textiles from landfill to date.
BMW tackles e-car batteries with SK tes
The German carmaker will help establish a pan-European recycling programme for cobalt, nickel and lithium from used car batteries. These metals will be included in new vehicle components, such as BMW’s GEN 6 drive train. SK tes’ expertise in extracting valuable materials from high-voltage batteries will play a crucial role.
Lotzkar to head Canada's recycling industry body • Recycling International
In her previous role she was vice president at Pacific Metals Recycling International in Vancouver. The 112-year-old family business was sold in 2024. ‘Jacqueline brings a wealth of experience and industry recognition to the role, positioning the organisation for continued success in the dynamic world of recycling,’ says CARI.
Grim times for long products
The international association for producers and exporters of rebar says this is caused by weak demand, market protection and excess capacity. Meanwhile, it points out, Chinese exports continue to undermine confidence in the rest of the world’s markets. Chinese data for November 2024 showed China closing on a record year for steel exports.
Argentina to permit scrap metal exports
The Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation announced the move on its official website. The specific decrees for scrap metal are among wider reforms seeking to reduce state intervention, simplify administrative processes and foster a more competitive environment for industry.
Avoid clamour for scrap export restrictions, recyclers insist
The umbrella organisation EuRIC is concerned at calls from elements of the steel and aluminium industries to restrict scrap exports to ensure they are available for EU-based smelters. But EuRIC warns thatscrap exports have been keeping recycling businesses alive, serving as a counterbalance to the extremely low EU demand for recycled materials.
Europe’s plastic recycling capacity stalls, investment dries up
In 2023, the total capacity across EU27+3 reached 13.2 million tonnes, a year-on-year increase of 6% being the lowest growth rate since 2017. To compare, capacity had previously doubled within just five years, averaging a robust 17% growth annually. ‘This decline confirms the challenges the EU’s plastic recycling sector faced in 2022,’ says Ton Emans, president of Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE).
Recycling essential for recovering the 'treasure' of critical materials • Recycling International
The report, Recycling of Critical Minerals: strategies to scale up recycling and urban mining, shows that the growth in new mining supply for critical minerals could be brought down by between 25-40% by mid-century by scaling up recycling. Specifically, this could mean cut new mine development needs by 40% for copper and cobalt, and by 25% for lithium and nickel by 2050.
Poor PET recycler Spain plans new collection scheme
Spain’s current system, which relies on yellow recycling bins, has proved insufficient, achieving only a 41% collection rate in 2023, far below the target of 70%. Spanish law mandates that if recycling targets for 2023 and 2027 are not met, a nationwide deposit return system must be established within two years to ensure compliance with the EU’s 2025 and 2029 goals.
Inmates upcycle bicycles for hospice
Involved in the project are the Buckinghamshire Council, waste management company FCC Environment, South Bucks Hospice and Aylesbury prison. Since its launch in 2016, the programme has grown significantly. As well as the 260 refurbished two-wheelers, comprising 145 adult and 115 child bicycles, 3.5 tonnes of waste has been recycled and £18 000 (EUR 21 000) raised from bicycle sales for the hospice. The initiative collects discarded bikes from local scrapyards.
Spanish shredders tackle thousands of car wrecks from Valencia flooding
One month after the disaster, Spanish recyclers have been of great help to the authorities. Members of the national metal recycling industry body FER demonstrated solidarity by providing critical support for reconstruction efforts in the affected areas, FER director Alicia García-Franco Zúñiga tells Recycling International from Madrid.
Cash boost for UK e-scrap pioneers
The company is developing the technology of deep eutectic solvents (DES), new mixtures whose melting point is lower than that of its constituents. DEScycle has successfully closed a £10.2 million (EUR 12.2 million) Series A round led by BGF, one of the largest and most experienced growth capital investors in the UK and Ireland with Berlin based Vorwerk Ventures as co-lead.
Global economy could reclaim millions from e-scrap gold
A total of 62 million tonnes of electronics were produced worldwide in 2022. This is expected to reach 82 million by 2030. That is a good reason to examine the value of the gold content, according to analysts at the Gold Bullion Company. The United States produced a reported 4.1 million tonnes of e-scrap in 2022. If of all of this material was recycled, it would yield gold worth around EUR 1.1 billion. Analysts point out that the US generated twice that of China, the runner-up in this list.
Multi-million furnace makes all the difference for Speira
The aluminium player has invested EUR 6.5 million in the furnace at its plant in Hamburg, Germany. The new furnace replaces the oldest model in the plant which dates back to the 1970s. This will help to ‘future-proof’ the facility, Speira says. Speira currently recycles up to 650 000 tonnes of aluminium per year. With a melting capacity of 60 tonnes per batch, the new furnace increases annual aluminium production by 7 500 tonnes.
URT commissions 7th industrial lithium-ion battery recycling plant
The company supplied a turnkey plant for the thermomechanical processing of lithium-ion batteries from high-voltage technology to its customer Erlos Produktion und Montagen in Zwickau, Germany. Assembly of the project took about four months with the plant being integrated into an existing building. The ramp-up has been completed and Erlos, a subsidiary of WP Holding, is currently generating throughput of one tonne per hour, enabling the Saxony company to provide services to customers.
How Kayama Kogyo leads Japan's recycling revolution • Recycling International
Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. How does a waste disposal company grow into an environmental solutions company? Ask the folks at Kayama Kogyo, a Japan-based industrial waste processor which has spent its 73 years of operation constantly learning, improving and innovating in a changing world. In 1951, Isao Kayama witnessed the incredible amount of trash generated by Japan’s postwar industrial boom.
C&D facility leads Queensland’s green path
The Brisbane facility uses advanced processing methods, boosting local waste recovery and reducing landfilling while transforming discarded materials into valuable construction resources. The plant addresses the pressing need for sustainable infrastructure as the region gears up for its AUS$ 1.8 billion (EUR 1.1 billion) SEQ City Deal. The strategy aims to create an interconnected, sustainable region to support a fast-growing population projected to grow 40% by 2041.
Unchanged global crude steel production
Data show higher crude steel production in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the CIS whereas decreases were registered by Asia/Oceania, as well as by North and South America. Regionally, the biggest producer in the first six months of 2024 was Asia/Oceania although its total declined 0.4% year on year to 707.1 million tonnes. The year-on-year production decrease for North America was 3.3% to 53.9 million tonnes while the total for South America was 1% lower at 20.7 million tonnes.
Speira exploring new growth opportunities for aluminium
Speira caters to every possible application of rolled aluminium that demonstrates superiority in terms of mouldability, durability, weight and recyclability. It delivers material to the global automotive, packaging, shipbuilding and construction industry, amongst others. The producer announced record investment to boost its aluminium processing capacity in July. Speira is putting EUR 36 million into a new furnace at its foundry in Holmestrand.
Booming battery market will evolve in the next decade • Recycling International
The lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery industry is witnessing a big shift in material usage, driven by the growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and stationary battery storage applications. Despite some short-term concerns over EV adoption, the long-term outlook for Li-ion battery demand remains positive.
NZ drives first national tyre recycling scheme
Tyrewise, a regulated product stewardship scheme, is seen as a solution to a long-standing issue. A fee to fund the scheme has been built into the cost of imported tyres that have entered the market since 1 March. Businesses including tyre shops can now call on free collection services which launched in September. Members of the public can take up to five used tyres a day to public collection sites around the country, also at no cost.
LyondellBasell acquires German innovator APK
LB says APK’s solvent-based recycling technology is a perfect fit. Before the planned acquisition, it had previously invested in the German company and collaborated to bring the technology to scale. By acquiring APK, LB is securing the future of the company which became insolvent in May 2024. It expects to leverage APK’s expertise for R&D, project engineering and operations.
Partners target circular economy tyres
An agreement between Bridgestone’s EMEA unit, Grupo BB&G and Versalis will research and realise the best technical solutions to establish a successful system for recycling of ELTs on a large scale. ELTs will be transformed, through pyrolysis, into tyre pyrolysis oil (TPO) to create high-quality elastomers comparable to those obtained from traditional feedstock for the production of new tyres.
Papers’ call for car recyclers
The organisers of the International Automotive Recycling Congress (IARC) 2025 are staging the next edition in Antwerp from 19-21 March. For 24 years, IARC has been driving sustainable practices and innovation in automotive recycling. The congress will focus on the circular economy and recycling within the automotive industry, emphasising the role of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of cars, motorcycles and other vehicles worldwide.
Coke ovens to recycle scrap tyres
The MCG aims to begin marketing sustainable carbon black made from ELTs by March 2026. The recycled carbon black has the same performance as conventional carbon black and can be used in the production of new tyres.
Where are you going next?
First up is the ICBR, the go-to battery recycling conference for almost 30 years. Recycling International will cover the 3-day event, which includes tour of Batrec’s plant, in the upcoming issue.
Lotzkar: ‘Consolidation doesn’t need to be viewed negatively’
‘It was a hard decision, and not one that we made lightly. We spent a lot of time as a family discussing succession plans where we determined, that selling was the best decision for both our family and our business. It was the right time.’ ‘My Dad, is retiring and looking forward to spending more time with my Mom. They plan on travelling and enjoying this next stage of life together. I will be taking some time to find the right next career opportunity for me.
Singapore sorts valuable metals from PCBs
The NTU’s SCARCE Laboratory has developed a multi-energy X-ray transmission sorter that recognises the metal composition of circuit board components. Project superviser Xia Dong says components can now be automatically screened and classified, thus boosting recovery rates. Dong points out that circuit boards usually contain more than 70 elements. Connectors alone are known to have more than a dozen elements. Meanwhile, many countries across Asia struggle to recycle more than 12% of e-scrap.
Beating the clock on battery passports
From February 2027, most batteries must have a product ‘passport’ to enter the European market. This includes all electric vehicle batteries and industrial batteries exceeding 2kWh. The deadline from the updated EU Battery Regulation has producers working hard to safeguard timely compliance. Microvast Holdings, which specialises in energy storage solutions and electric vehicle batteries, wants to be ready ahead of schedule. Minespider is currently assessing the company’s readiness for compliance.
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