The 17th annual E-Scrap Conference kicked off Monday at the Hilton Orlando in Florida. | E-Scrap Conference/Brian Adams Photography.[/caption]
On the opening day of the E-Scrap Conference and Trade Show, a series of workshops brought attendees up to speed on some of the most critical topics in electronics recovery.
Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company (MRM) is funded by a variety of manufacturers and oversees collection programs in 20 states. | FreeProd33/Shutterstock[/caption]
A nationwide organization that oversees state program recycling compliance on behalf of many equipment manuf
California regulators plan to lower the fees consumers pay to fund electronics recycling. The issue?
With over two dozen e-scrap laws around the country, it can be hard to keep up with their unique requirements.
North Carolina capitol building in Raleigh.[/caption]
Lawmakers in North Carolina are again advancing a bill that would eliminate restrictions on disposing TVs and computer equipment.
A committee of the North Carolina Senate has approved 
The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island will expand the list of devices covered by its extended producer responsibility law.
Province officials last month 
Nova Scotia is banning additional types of electronics from disposal, a move that requires product manufacturers to expand their recycling services under the province's extended producer responsibility program.
Since 2008, the Canadian province has required manufacturers 
California's e-scrap program took a hit when ECS Refining closed in June 2018, but it was anything but a critical blow. Other local and national e-scrap companies took up the slack.
ECS was once a nationwide e-scrap processor offering a variety of services.