The Basel Action Network is pushing Hong Kong authorities to take action against a multinational company that has been accused of e-scrap import violations.
The Seattle-based watchdog group issued a July 4
A nationwide processor will use tracking devices to monitor the downstream movement of its scrap electronics.
ERI has become the first recycling company to sign up with the recently unveiled EarthEye service provided by the Basel Action Network (BAN)
The government of Thailand has banned all e-scrap from entering its ports, amid a major increase in shipments to the country.
According to a June 24 news release, Thailand’s Department of Industrial Works “has issued a pr
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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
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.
[caption id="attachment_8732" align="alignright" width="300"] A computer tower with a tracking device provided by the Green Tracking Service (device at lower right).[/caption]
A U.S. company has begun providing an e-scrap tracking service so processors and OEMs can see where their downstream vendors are sending devices.