Statistics released by the U.K. government show well over 500,000 metric tons of household electronics and appliances were collected for recycling in 2015. Up nearly 30,000 tons from 2014's collection total of 491,880 metric tons, the 2015 haul marks the first time U.K.

An e-scrap processor has announced plans to build a facility in Whitewater, Wisc.

One of the country's largest outlets for CRT glass, Closed Loop Refining and Recovery, is no longer certified to the R2 standard in Arizona and has seen its certification in Ohio suspended.

A representative from Closed Loop told E-Scrap News the business simply no longer sees value in the environmental standard and decided to not pay its fees.

New York's e-scrap collections were down about 3 percent in 2014, while Wisconsin saw an 18 percent drop. At the same time, multiple state environment departments have recommended changes to their extended producer responsibility laws for electronics recycling.

Those updates and others emerged from reports on e-scrap programs in four states: New York, Pennsylvania, Washington and Wisconsin.

Nulife Glass has begun processing leaded CRT glass at its newly built furnace in Dunkirk, N.Y. Simon Greer, the company's founder and owner, told E-Scrap News the company expects to be able to process about 3,650 tons of leaded glass per year for the next decade. He said the furnace is "almost at full-speed" and able to produce lead with a purity level of 99.9 percent.

Best Buy has announced it will begin charging for TVs and computer monitors customers bring into the company's stores for recycling.

The changes, which end the retailer's long-running free recycling services for TVs and computer monitors, were explained in a

Best Buy’s recent announcement that it can no longer offer its customers free television and monitor recycling is sending shock waves through the electronics recycling industry and advocacy community. What can we learn from this turn of events? 1.

Tampa, Fla.-based e-Quality Recycling has gained certification to the ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and R2:2013 standards. JSI Metals & Electronics Recycling of Conway, Ark. is now certified to the R2:2013 and RIOS standards. Dakota Data Shred of Sioux Falls, S.D.; Gilmore Services of Pensacola, Fla.; Northcoast, Inc.

A Wisconsin bill aims to increase the amount of e-scrap manufacturers are on the hook to recycle each year and ensure they collect material from rural areas.

Rhode Island is the latest state to report it is grappling with a shortfall in funding for a manufacturer-backed electronics recycling program.

According to a state recycling official, between September and December of 2015, a significant number of collection sites throughout the Ocean State closed down after manufacturers met the