Most people agree electronics should be recycled rather than thrown away, but consensus quickly evaporates when discussing how the costs should be paid.
"Figuring out how to pay for recycling electronics is difficult," said Sarah Murray, coordinator of Wisconsin's E-Cycle program, during a recent webinar.
An e-scrap startup reflects on its first half-decade, and a Filipino writer cautions lawmakers to adopt e-scrap legislation in the interest of public health.
India: Scientists have developed a method of using e-scrap to treat wastewater and generate electricity.
A nonprofit group buys California-based Isidore Electronics Recycling, and two lawmakers think 2017 may be the year a "right to repair" bill passes in Minnesota.
Processor acquisition: A major Los Angeles nonprofit organization that helps the formerly incarcerated find jobs purchased Isidore Electronics Recycling.
Connecticut's manufacturer-funded electronics recycling law has boosted recycling volumes and reduced municipalities' disposal costs, but changes could improve the program, a report says.
The Product Stewardship Institute (PSI), a Boston-based nonprofit group, 
Farmers join the fight to allow consumers to repair electronics, and a lack of available recycling options leads to the dumping of CRT televisions along roadways in one state.
Free recycling: A North Carolina environmental protection group subsidized an e-scrap collection program in a county that has struggled to recycle electronics du
Scotland authorities fine a man for attempting to export e-scrap to Nigeria, and Hong Kong will charge fees to electronics importers to pay for end-of-life recycling services.
Scotland: A man was prosecuted and fined for attempting to export electronic scrap to Nigeria, according to the 
Washington state has never before collected fewer pounds of electronics through its e-scrap program.
The Evergreen State's extended producer responsibility program for electronics 
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill overhauling the state's e-scrap program. It was identical to legislation he pocket vetoed in 2016.
Christie on Jan.
Over the summer, the state of New York announced it would hand out $3 million in grants to help local governments recycle electronics.