A Canadian e-scrap operator has filed a defamation lawsuit against the Basel Action Network (BAN) after the Seattle-based watchdog group accused the business of exporting electronics to developing nations.
The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) on Nov.
Readers displayed a range of interests last month, gravitating toward articles about a prison sentence, facility expansion, exports-tracking report, metals-recovery investment and the E-Scrap Conference.
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An International Fire Code amendment that would have impacted e-scrap operators has been rejected.
The fire code, which is administered by the International Code Council (ICC), is updated every three years.
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2018 issue of E-Scrap News. 
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SERI has named Sean De Vries as its R2 director.
Federal regulators are considering a proposal to ban exports of unprocessed e-scrap and require stringent tracking procedures for exports that are still allowed.
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce, on Oct.
The total weight processed by Sims Recycling Solutions went down last year, likely the result of a changing electronics stream and shifting business focus, an executive said.
Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) is the electronics recycling and ITAD arm of Australia-based metals recycling giant Sims 
Electronics manufacturers are proposing a nationwide point-of-sale fee to fund recycling of CRT devices, an industry group announced last week.
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has developed a program that would charge consumers a point-of-sale fee on new televisions and monitors.
The federal government will continue to allow the unlocking of mobile devices so they can be resold at higher values.