Greenpeace targets smartphones in a new report, and a workplace chemical exposure rule may be delayed due to a White House directive. Device demand drops: Worldwide shipments of new personal computing devices, including PCs and tablets, are expected to decline, according to a new forecast by the

Dell says it has consumed 50 million pounds of post-consumer plastics, including millions of pounds of resin from recovered electronics. The Texas-based electronics giant says that as of January 2017 it met its recycled-plastics goal, which was to use 50 million pounds between fiscal year 2014 and 2020. The

Kenny Gravitt, who led Kentucky-based GES, could be facing prison time and steep fines in connection with the handling and disposal of CRT glass. Charged by a federal grand jury with one count of conspiracy and seven counts of environmental law crimes, Gravitt has been ordered to appear March 6 in United States District Court at Le

A Department of Homeland Security-sponsored campaign now counts ERI among its educators. ERI has joined the Stop. Think.

A jewelry and bullion wholesaler and retailer is in talks to purchase Texas-based Elemetal Recycling, part of precious metals company Elemetal. If a deal is reached, DGSE Companies would acquire Elemetal's recycling operations, which include a 175,000-square-foot processing facility in Carrollton, Texas, a Dallas suburb.

Action Shred of Texas of Dallas; Corrigan Record Storage of Novi, Mich.; Mars of Olympia, Wash.; Ohio Mobile Shredding of Columbus, Ohio and Reisswolf Randstad I BV of Wognum, Netherlands have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives. Also, ER2-Electronic Responsible Recyclers of Mesa, Ariz.; Electronic Responsible Recyclers-ER2 of Memphis, Tenn.

An analysis shows alarming ground contamination from e-scrap processing in the world's second most-populous country, and Hong Kong officials learn about e-scrap-related prosecutions. Hong Kong: Elected officials received an update on e-scrap regulations in Hong Kong, including enforcement figures for 2016 and producer responsibi

One city refuses to reinstate its electronics recycling program despite residents' frustration, and remote Alaska receives attention for e-scrap cleanups. Steadfast against recycling: Although residents expressed anger that the city will end

A community in Wyoming will end its e-scrap recycling program and instead send electronics to a local landfill -- even though a city ordinance prohibits disposal of those materials. The City Council of Casper, Wyo.