LARGEST ELECTRONICS RECYCLERS
by brian taylor and deanne toto
A Shifting Landscape
Acquisitions and other company growth strategies have combined to bring
change to the list of the 20 Largest Electronics Recyclers in North America.
The economy has taken considerable twists and turns since Recycling To- day published our inaugural list of the 20 Largest Electronics Recyclers
in North America in the July 2008 issue.
Those economic twists and turns have
had an impact on the second version of
the list. The former MaSeR Corp. of Barrie, Ontario, Canada, closed its operations temporarily before reportedly being
sold to a Singapore-based company.
The continuation of mandatory state
electronics recycling systems, the start of
new ones and the spread of manufacturer
and retail take-back systems have helped
keep material flowing into electronics recycling plants even in the slowest months
the economy had to offer.
MOVING ON UP
With the fate of obsolete electronics having received considerable attention from
environmental activists, major media
outlets and ultimately elected officials,
the volume of electronics to be recycled
has remained relatively steady through
the recession.
86 RECYCLING TODAY // JUNE 2010
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