Backhaul Alaska, a new e-waste initiative, is helping the state recycle batteries. An idea from U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the initiative now receives federal grant money from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency, and recently reported that they collected and recycled over 145,000 pounds of lead-acid batteries from 45…
HOBI CEO to Moderate WBDC Panel HOBI CEO and co-founder Cathy Hill is moderating the Operationalizing Sustainable Business Practices through the Lens of Supplier Engagement panel Sep. 6, from 3:40 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. at the 2023 WMDC Midwest Business Conference in Rosemont, Illinois. HOBI President Speaks at ISRI Roundtables HOBI President and co-founder Craig…
The IT asset disposition industry has undergone many changes during the last decade, several of which have occurred more recently than others. This led to a shift in the ITAD landscape that created a need for new value-added ITAD service offerings, a term pioneered by HOBI as vITAD. The core ITAD offerings have provided clients…
Packaging and Crating Technologies (PACT) and Fireproof Solutions have partnered to develop an agent to extinguish lithium-ion battery fires quickly, safely, and neatly. Battery fires are a significant concern in the e-waste industry, and many facilities are taking extra precautions to prevent such occurrences. This collaboration has created a potential solution in the form of…
HOBI CEO and co-founder Cathy Hill is moderating the Operationalizing Sustainable Business Practices through the Lens of Supplier Engagement panel Sep. 6, from 3:40 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. at the 2023 WMDC Midwest Business Conference in Rosemont, Illinois. Panelists Melissa Warneke, Vice President, Head of Sustainable Procurement, AON plc., Kristin Holzhauer, Sr. Director Enterprise Sustainability…
HOBI President and co-founder Craig Boswell is speaking on global markets at the annual ISRI Roundtables 2023 in Chicago Sept. 7 from 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The ISRI Roundtables are the largest annual gathering of traders, processors, consumers, and worldwide professionals in the recycled materials industry. The meetings provide needed commodity market insights and…