The state of Wisconsin is pleased with how its e-scrap program is going, but officials said in a recent report the program needs to be amended for the successes to continue.
E-Cycle Wisconsin started in 2010.
A new report predicts the IT asset disposition (ITAD) market will grow by an average of nearly 10 percent each year through 2022, an increase driven largely by mobile devices.
The report by Research and Markets says the
The success of a Staten Island pilot program that allows residents to schedule e-scrap pick-ups for free has New York City officials already considering expanding the service.
The Staten Island program, which began Oct.
An Indiana newspaper urges lawmakers to address a lack of rural collection opportunities, and costs to recycle electronics are going up for residents in one upper Midwest municipality.
E-scrap pile up: As New Jersey Gov.
United Nations University (UNU) recently released a report on possible uses for CRT glass, but even the report authors want to see more research conducted.
The study specifically addressed disposal and recycling options for CRT leaded glass and whether
Kenya becomes the first African country to pass a law directing flows of e-scrap, and an Aussie stewardship group reaches out to the country's business community.
Kenya:Voice of America takes a look at efforts to formalize e-scrap management in Kenya, a country of more than 4
Many e-scrap recycling firms target gold and silver but send lower-value plastics elsewhere for disposal or recycling.
Not Canadian e-scrap recycling company FCM Recycling, which recently went into the e-plastics recycling business.
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Local governments play a central role in providing electronics recycling opportunities to citizens in North Carolina.
Nulife Glass has not yet heard from state officials on whether millions of pounds of leaded CRT material will be considered hazardous waste.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) in October tentatively moved