A stockpile of CRT glass in the Midwest has caught the attention of the U.S. EPA and led state regulators to suspend an e-scrap company's license to accept the material. Recycletronics, an electronics recycling company based in Sioux City, Iowa, was forced to stop accepting CRT devices Jan. 17.

Chinese customs authorities announced a crackdown on illegal imports of scrap electronics and other materials. China’s General Administration of Customs announced it will launch the one-year campaign, which will target “foreign waste,” including scrap electronics, plastics, industrial discards and other household materials. The

When an electronics recycling facility achieves R2 certification, stipulations of the standard extend to activities outside the walls of that building, according to a recent decision. That determination was approved by the board of Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI), the nonprofit organization that administ

Sims Metal Management's e-scrap business is generating less revenue but managing to increase earnings. Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS), which operates 29 e-scrap facilities around the world, saw earnings of nearly 11.1 million Australian dollars (about $8.5 million) during the first half of the 2017 fiscal year, according to

An employee at an e-scrap facility in Ontario discovered just how much money there is in used electronics. A worker at the Global Electric Electronic Processing (GEEP) processing facility in Barrie, Ontario was dismantling an old TV when he discovered more than $100,000 in cash inside,

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A nonprofit group buys California-based Isidore Electronics Recycling, and two lawmakers think 2017 may be the year a "right to repair" bill passes in Minnesota. Processor acquisition: A  major Los Angeles nonprofit organization that helps the formerly incarcerated find jobs purchased Isidore Electronics Recycling.

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A bill limiting exports of scrap electronics has been reintroduced in Congress, after it failed to advance in 2016. A lawmaker reintroduced the Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act (SEERA), HR 917.