A worldwide police operation busted people suspected of illegal waste shipping and disposal, mostly involving metals and scrap electronics, according to Interpol.
The group, which facilitates cooperation between nearly 200 countries' police forces, announced the results of a month-long coordinated campaign to disrupt organized crime groups involved in the i
State and federal regulators are putting pressure on an Iowa CRT processor they say has illegally stockpiled glass and allowed lead to contaminate the ground.
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CRTs stockpiled in a eWaste Tech warehouse in Richmond, Va.[/caption]
A property owner and public waste authority are at odds over a CRT stockpile in Richmond, Va. Meanwhile, the U.S.
The average resale price for desktop computers and laptops has grown over the past two and a half years, according to a report by a prominent ITAD company.
Cascade Asset Management has published reports on resale value trends on a mostly annual basis since 2007, generally looking at three years of data.
Dynamic Recycling undergoes a major expansion in Wisconsin, and Washington state continues to experience reductions in weights collected.
Batteryless phone?: Researchers have opened the door to a future cell phone that doesn't need a battery, which could simplify both recycling and use.
China says e-scrap will be impacted in the country's upcoming import restrictions, and Rwanda's government works to build an electronics refurbishing and recycling facility.
China: The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) says metals found in e-scrap will be among the materials "limited" for import as part of the country's upcoming ban on im
Processing electronics and processing fluorescent lights are distinct sectors, but they share one important trait: Each carries a risk of exposing your facility and workers to mercury.
Despite that fact, the two sectors are regulated differently.
A company that manages mobile phone take-back programs has invested more than $1 million in a new processing site and plans to hire hundreds of workers in the coming months.
Hyla Mobile has opened a 100,000-square-foot used cell phone processing facility in La Vergne, Tenn., just outside of Nashville.
The Farmers Branch, Texas-headquartered company manages phone trade-in programs
A former Utah-based CRT processor has been indicted on several counts related to its abandonment of more than 3.5 million pounds of crushed leaded glass three years ago.
Named as defendants in the federal grand jury indictment are Stone Castle Recycling, CEO Anthony L. Stoddard and employee Jamen D. Wood. The document was filed on July 12 in the U.S.