American e-scrap and ITAD operators are being pushed, incrementally and through shock events, to manage more material domestically rather than rely on long, export-dependent flows. A combination of factors is making possible the creation of an urban mining industry, an industry increasingly seen as a strategic requirement.
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ERI enters Japan through joint venture with Itochu
US-based electronics recycler and IT asset disposition (ITAD) provider ERI has formed a 50-50 joint venture with Itochu Corporation to launch operations in Japan, the companies announced March 24.
Seized e-Waste in SE Asia: Return to Sender
Thailand’s recent seizure of suspected illegal e waste at Laem Chabang Port is the latest in a wave of enforcement actions across Southeast Asia that is reshaping how the region handles foreign electronic scrap, and raising the prospect that exporters face a National Sword style closure of informal import channels.
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