Despite increasing funding for free drop-off events, manufacturers as a whole failed to reach their e-scrap recycling targets in Wisconsin last year. | Blulz60/Shutterstock[/caption]
Wisconsin residents have enjoyed a noticeable boost in free e-scrap drop-off opportunities lately, thanks to a state grant program and increased funding from OEMs, according to a state official and report.
The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently published its annual report on its extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for electronics, called E-Cycle Wisconsin. The state's 12-year-old program currently covers TVs, computers, monitors and other electronics, such as printers, computer accessories, DVD players, VCRs and fax machines.
During the 13th program year, which covered the period of July 2021 to June 2022, registered collectors brought in 23.1 million pounds of e-scrap, about the same as the prior year, the report shows. The weight comes out to about 4 pounds per Badger State resident.
For program year 13, manufacturers' recycling target was 24.6 million pounds, up from 23.7 million pounds during the prior year. Most individual OEMs hit their targets this past year, but of the ones that didn’t, dozens paid shortfall fees that totaled nearly $24,000 and a few applied credits they earned from exceeding targets in prior years to hit their target this year, the report noted.
In aggregate, the weight recycled has fallen short of targets in the last few years for multiple reasons, including COVID-19 collection disruptions, rising manufacturer targets and continued high drop-off fees charged to consumers. The last time OEMs in aggregate exceeded their recycling targets was during program year 10, which was the period of July 2018 through June 2019.
[caption id="attachment_20537" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Despite increasing funding for free drop-off events, manufacturers as a whole failed to reach their e-scrap recycling targets in Wisconsin last year. | Blulz60/Shutterstock[/caption]
Wisconsin residents have enjoyed a noticeable boost in free e-scrap drop-off opportunities lately, thanks to a state grant program and increased funding from OEMs, according to a state official and report.
The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently published its annual report on its extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for electronics, called E-Cycle Wisconsin. The state's 12-year-old program currently covers TVs, computers, monitors and other electronics, such as printers, computer accessories, DVD players, VCRs and fax machines.
During the 13th program year, which covered the period of July 2021 to June 2022, registered collectors brought in 23.1 million pounds of e-scrap, about the same as the prior year, the report shows. The weight comes out to about 4 pounds per Badger State resident.
For program year 13, manufacturers' recycling target was 24.6 million pounds, up from 23.7 million pounds during the prior year. Most individual OEMs hit their targets this past year, but of the ones that didn’t, dozens paid shortfall fees that totaled nearly $24,000 and a few applied credits they earned from exceeding targets in prior years to hit their target this year, the report noted.
In aggregate, the weight recycled has fallen short of targets in the last few years for multiple reasons, including COVID-19 collection disruptions, rising manufacturer targets and continued high drop-off fees charged to consumers. The last time OEMs in aggregate exceeded their recycling targets was during program year 10, which was the period of July 2018 through June 2019.
Despite increasing funding for free drop-off events, manufacturers as a whole failed to reach their e-scrap recycling targets in Wisconsin last year. | Blulz60/Shutterstock[/caption]
Wisconsin residents have enjoyed a noticeable boost in free e-scrap drop-off opportunities lately, thanks to a state grant program and increased funding from OEMs, according to a state official and report.
The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently published its annual report on its extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for electronics, called E-Cycle Wisconsin. The state's 12-year-old program currently covers TVs, computers, monitors and other electronics, such as printers, computer accessories, DVD players, VCRs and fax machines.
During the 13th program year, which covered the period of July 2021 to June 2022, registered collectors brought in 23.1 million pounds of e-scrap, about the same as the prior year, the report shows. The weight comes out to about 4 pounds per Badger State resident.
For program year 13, manufacturers' recycling target was 24.6 million pounds, up from 23.7 million pounds during the prior year. Most individual OEMs hit their targets this past year, but of the ones that didn’t, dozens paid shortfall fees that totaled nearly $24,000 and a few applied credits they earned from exceeding targets in prior years to hit their target this year, the report noted.
In aggregate, the weight recycled has fallen short of targets in the last few years for multiple reasons, including COVID-19 collection disruptions, rising manufacturer targets and continued high drop-off fees charged to consumers. The last time OEMs in aggregate exceeded their recycling targets was during program year 10, which was the period of July 2018 through June 2019.
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