Officials raided several unlicensed e-scrap recycling sites in Hong Kong recently and allegedly found large amounts of chemical waste coming from thousands of LCDs.
The raids were conducted in the New Territories, an area of Hong Kong that is
Over the next few months, New York State officials will draft regulations aimed at providing clarity on the existing e-scrap law, improving program performance and addressing challenges.
Some New York residents now get curbside e-scrap collection service, and an article argues that Liam, the iPhone deconstructing robot, may not be your best option for recycling.
The owner of a New Jersey electronics recycling company could spend three years in prison for insurance fraud.
Albert Boufarah, the owner of Supreme Asset Management Recovery, based in Lakewood, N.J. admitted to a judge that he lied to get lower rates on his workers compensation coverage.
As the e-scrap industry has struggled to efficiently handle CRT glass in recent years, many stakeholders have held out hope that technologies could be developed to cost-effectively remove lead from the material and pave the way more CRT recycling.
One company that has been a regular part of the conversation is Nulife Glass, which in 2013
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) suggested several amendments to an e-scrap reform bill that would hand greater program control to manufacturers.
An individual's views toward electronics recycling tend to align closely with community attitudes toward recycling and reuse in general, a survey suggests.
The majority of certified e-scrap processing facilities are located in the U.S., but for both R2 and e-Stewards, there has recently been a notable uptick in international action.
The R2 and e-Stewards certifications address environmental, health and safety issues at electro
Worldwide PC shipments have taken another hit, an indication of the shifting e-scrap stream in the years to come. In addition, Samsung's problematic smartphone is going off the market.
PC purchases down: Two different reports say PC shipments declined in the third quarter of 2016.