More small and difficult-to-recycle wearable electronics are entering the marketplace, presenting future challenges for those attempting to recover them.
California presses felony charges over an e-scrap company's alleged violations of hazardous waste laws, and communities in New Jersey and Wisconsin reduce or eliminate collections because of costs.
An industry podcast made its debut this week, with host ITAD Technologies promising more episodes later this year.
In its first episode, the Technology Disposition and E-Cycling Education Series featured an interview with Bob McCarthy, the director of business development at auditor Greeneye Partners.
SERI says it has launched a number of initiatives in the wake of a tracking report from the Basel Action Network that found a host of recycling companies shipping devices overseas.
SERI (Sustainable Electronics Recycling International), which administers the R2 certification standard, s
At a time when falling commodity prices are squeezing profit margins at many e-scrap recycling companies, Commonwealth Computer Recycling has managed to buck the trend.
The company’s leader says the key has been diverting electronics away from the shredder so they can be reused.
“We are a business that, despite falling commodity prices and increasing competition from
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There’s no denying that developments in electronic products have brought immeasurable benefits to consumers. The same cannot be said for electronics recyclers, however.
An industry coalition that pushed for a national ban on sending e-scrap abroad is now looking for legislators to introduce a bill to Congress that would focus on the dangers of counterfeit material.
The Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act, currently in draft form, represents a departu
Updated WEEE regulations begin to affect the U.K. collection system, and one market report predicts huge growth for the global e-scrap industry.
More small and difficult-to-recycle wearable electronics are entering the marketplace, presenting future challenges for those attempting to recover them.
California presses felony charges over an e-scrap company's alleged violations of hazardous waste laws, and communities in New Jersey and Wisconsin reduce or eliminate collections because of costs.
A bill that terminates North Carolina's electronics recycling law has made it through the state Senate, but it still faces significant hurdles.
SERI says it has launched a number of initiatives in the wake of a tracking report from the Basel Action Network that found a host of recycling companies shipping devices overseas.
Apple picks a fight with backers of device-repair legislation, and National Geographic digs into the recovery of rare earth metals.
At a time when falling commodity prices are squeezing profit margins at many e-scrap recycling companies, Commonwealth Computer Recycling has managed to buck the trend.
The company’s leader says the key has been diverting electronics away from the shredder so they can be reused.
“We are a business that, despite falling commodity prices and increasing competition from 
There’s no denying that developments in electronic products have brought immeasurable benefits to consumers. The same cannot be said for electronics recyclers, however.
An industry coalition that pushed for a national ban on sending e-scrap abroad is now looking for legislators to introduce a bill to Congress that would focus on the dangers of counterfeit material.