Our top stories from May 2019

By rr_test_admin, 6 June, 2019

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Readers were drawn to a variety of stories last month, including those covering a CRT cleanup, rare earths, e-plastics and a proposed export ban. The list below shows our top stories published in May in terms of unique page views. 1 | Cleanup begins at shuttered facility in New England Processor eWaste Recycling Solutions, which handled a sizable portion of Maine’s regulated material, has closed. Over 1 million pounds of leaded CRT glass and a substantial stock of intact devices remain at its former site. 2 | Rare earth magnet recovery feeds new hard drives A major OEM, a reverse logistics firm and a hard drive manufacturer are recovering rare earth magnets from end-of-life hard drives and shipping the metals for new hard drive production. 3 | Proposed export ban draws varied responses A handful of electronics recycling stakeholders weighed in on a federal proposal to ban certain e-scrap exports and require stringent tracking for others. Their comments were published in May. 4 | Basel changes may further disrupt e-plastic movement The recent move by 187 governments to alter a global waste treaty will mean further uncertainty for U.S. scrap plastic exports. 5 | What’s needed to recover e-plastics domestically? An expert recently explained why North American e-plastics processing could be a component of a wider effort to reduce energy use in U.S. manufacturing. And he outlined steps for progress. Photo courtesy of Maine Department of Environmental Protection.   [vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="7517" img_size="medium" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" link="https://vdrs.com/electronics-recycling/"][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="11373" img_size="medium" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" link="http://CoastTecRecycling.com"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner]
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