"Global Dispatch" is a new semi-regular column in E-Scrap News that is contributed by leaders from the Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP) initiative, which is hosted by the United Nations University (UNU).
As the business of electronics recovery becomes increasingly international, one challenge for the industry is making sure the developing world has a voice in the conversation.
The U.S. will enact tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese products beginning July 6. Vowing retaliation, China released its own list of U.S. products to target in July.
The revised U.S.
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The Basel Action Network has launched a commercial tracking service to monitor e-scrap flows, and its first customer is an OEM that was lambasted by the watchdog group over e
Thai authorities are cracking down on e-scrap imports after government inspections showed frequent abuse of import licenses.
Thailand's Department of Industrial Works (DIW) is considering a ban on imports of some categories of scrap electronics, the
Many developments related to the Chinese recycling import market have taken place in recent weeks. The following is a look at key updates related to scrap materials, including from electronics.
With the U.S. e-scrap industry continuing to rely on the export market, companies are not only contending with domestic laws and certification requirements - they're navigating a wide range of complex and unique international laws as well.
According to the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the U.S. e-scrap industry exports $1.45 billion worth of material annually.
China has ratcheted up inspection requirements for recyclables imported from the U.S., requiring every load to be opened for inspection and temporarily shutting down the only organization providing pre-shipment approval in the U.S.
The country’s General Administration of Customs announced May 3 that beginni
The administrator of the R2 recycling standard has detailed what is and isn't legal when shipping used electronics and e-scrap to Hong Kong.
According to Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI), the
Chris Brandt of BAN's EarthEye program installing a tracker in a printer.
The U.S. will enact tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese products beginning July 6. Vowing retaliation, China released its own list of U.S. products to target in July.
The revised 
The Basel Action Network has launched a commercial tracking service to monitor e-scrap flows, and its first customer is an OEM that was lambasted by the watchdog group over e
Thai authorities are cracking down on e-scrap imports after government inspections showed frequent abuse of import licenses.
Thailand's Department of Industrial Works (DIW) is considering a ban on imports of some categories of scrap electronics, the 
Many developments related to the Chinese recycling import market have taken place in recent weeks. The following is a look at key updates related to scrap materials, including from electronics.
With the U.S. e-scrap industry continuing to rely on the export market, companies are not only contending with domestic laws and certification requirements - they're navigating a wide range of complex and unique international laws as well.
According to the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the U.S. e-scrap industry exports $1.45 billion worth of material annually.
China has ratcheted up inspection requirements for recyclables imported from the U.S., requiring every load to be opened for inspection and temporarily shutting down the only organization providing pre-shipment approval in the U.S.
The country’s General Administration of Customs announced May 3 that beginni
The administrator of the R2 recycling standard has detailed what is and isn't legal when shipping used electronics and e-scrap to Hong Kong.
According to Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI), the