Legislation introduced in Pennsylvania increases the amount of e-scrap that manufacturers would be on the hook for recycling each year. State Democratic Rep. Marty Flynn introduced a bill aiming to fix problems with the state's current extended producer responsibility law for electronics.

The Basel Action Network has released a follow-up report to its e-scrap tracking study, detailing which firms handled material that was ultimately exported. The Basel Action Network (BAN), founder of the e-Stewards certification, this year has released findings of its tracking project, which was conducted during 2014 and 2015.

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland have developed a process for recovering gold from e-scrap that could cut down usage of toxic chemicals. The technique, outlined in an article on

The state of New Jersey is working to reform its e-scrap law, and lawmakers plan to have a bill to send to the governor by next month. The current law requires manufacturers to provide "free and convenient" recycling of their products.

The biggest wireless carriers are marketing very attractive trade-in offers to get iPhone users to swap their old units for the new iPhone 7. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon have all announced they are moving away from the current practice of charging customers the full value of a handset.

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The Fraunhofer Institute in Germany has received $1.5 million to recover more materials from used lithium ion batteries. The goal of the project, called

Sales forecasts for PCs, tablets and smartphones have been released by International Data Corporation. Smartphone sales are expected to increase slightly with a year-over-year growth rate of 1.6 percent in 2016.

Logistics experts predict the current low costs of moving recyclables from processing plants to end-use mills will continue through the end of the year. Analysts say intermodal shippers (those using railroads to move containers or trailers) and those hiring trucks will be offering lower-than-usual ra

Even though we can't see the "cloud" in cloud computing, we can see the environmental effects, according to one blogger. Side effects from the cloud: A post on the Points technology research blog describes the consequences data centers have on the environment, includi

The Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) site in Roseville, Calif. is one of the flagship facilities for the international e-scrap recycling company. At more than 200,000 square feet, the facility can process 72 million pounds per year. The operation was one of the first e-scrap recycling facilities in the U.S.