Rhode Island’s e-scrap law received some updates this month, requiring certain manufacturers to join the state-run collection program while allowing more flexibility for OEMs running independent plans.
First passed in 2009 and updated in 2013, the Ocean State’s extended producer responsibility le
Seattle-based processor Total Reclaim has been fined by state regulators, who allege it speculatively accumulated mercury-bearing flat-panel TVs and monitors.
The $67,500 fine was announced last week by the Washington State Department of Ecology.
A second e-scrap company has been released from an Arizona CRT abandonment lawsuit targeting upstream suppliers of the material.
The lawsuit was filed earlier this year by an Arizona landlord and stems from CRT processor Dow Management
Nulife Glass, a company that built its own furnace to recycle CRT glass in the U.S., has decided to close.
The firm, led by Simon Greer, struggled to clear regulatory hurdles related to its accumulation of CRT material in New York, Pennsylvania and V
A lawsuit accuses Closed Loop Refining and Recovery, Kuusakoski, and UNICOR of being responsible for a "sham recycling scheme" that led to the abandonment of over 100 million pounds of CRT material in Columbus, Ohio.
The suit, filed Sept.
Hong Kong courts convicted seven importers of illegally bringing in e-scrap from several countries. The U.S. was on the list of exporting countries.
According to a recent press release from the Hong Kong government, a court on Aug.
Last year, lawmakers failed to pass legislation reforming Pennsylvania’s electronics recycling program. With the introduction of a bipartisan bill this year, some of them want to take another go at it.
Republican state Rep.
State and federal regulators are putting pressure on an Iowa CRT processor they say has illegally stockpiled glass and allowed lead to contaminate the ground.
The U.S.
Draft legislation would make Massachusetts the 26th state with a regulated e-scrap program.
The legislation, S. 421 and H.
Rhode Island’s e-scrap law received some updates this month, requiring certain manufacturers to join the state-run collection program while allowing more flexibility for OEMs running independent plans.
Seattle-based processor Total Reclaim has been fined by state regulators, who allege it speculatively accumulated mercury-bearing flat-panel TVs and monitors.
The $67,500 fine was 
Former employees of E-Waste Systems have yet to be paid over $240,000 in court-ordered compensation. Meanwhile, the U.S.
A second e-scrap company has been released from an Arizona CRT abandonment lawsuit targeting upstream suppliers of the material.
The 
Nulife Glass, a company that built its own furnace to recycle CRT glass in the U.S., has decided to close.
The firm, led by Simon Greer, struggled to clear 
A lawsuit accuses Closed Loop Refining and Recovery, Kuusakoski, and UNICOR of being responsible for a "sham recycling scheme" that led to the abandonment of over 100 million pounds of CRT material in Columbus, Ohio.
The suit, filed Sept.
Hong Kong courts convicted seven importers of illegally bringing in e-scrap from several countries. The U.S. was on the list of exporting countries.
According to a recent 
Last year, lawmakers failed to pass legislation reforming Pennsylvania’s electronics recycling program. With the introduction of a bipartisan bill this year, some of them want to take another go at it.
Republican state Rep.
State and federal regulators are putting pressure on an Iowa CRT processor they say has illegally stockpiled glass and allowed lead to contaminate the ground.
The U.S.