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By rr_test_admin, 13 December, 2018
Target corporate building in Minnesota.A major retailer will pay $7.4 million to settle allegations it again broke California law by illegally tossing used electronics and hazardous materials in the garbage. Target, a massive Minneapolis-based retailer, agreed to a settlement resolving allegations that it violated both California law and the terms
By rr_test_admin, 6 December, 2018
Cargo stacked in a shipping hub.Import policies in China and Southeast Asia continue to tighten, making it more difficult to move certain e-scrap materials to international  markets. Although the policy changes have dealt a heavy blow to curbside recycling programs across the U.S., the electronics recycling sector has been hit hard on certain commodi
By rr_test_admin, 6 December, 2018
Electronics gathered for recycling.The amount of e-scrap recycled under Wisconsin's state program dropped significantly last year, a downward trend also seen in other states with mature recycling programs. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released its latest E-Cycle
By rr_test_admin, 29 November, 2018
A pile of e-scrap circuit boards for recycling.The number of e-scrap processors that are members of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries has declined in the past year. According to ISRI's most recent membership list, some three dozen e-scrap processors operating 57 plants in the U.S. are currently ISRI members.
By rr_test_admin, 29 November, 2018

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Dust particles floating in the light.Researchers analyzing particle samples from an e-scrap facility found concentrations of a previously undetected, potentially toxic chemical. Scientists at Indiana University (IU) detected tri(2,4-di-t-butylphenyl) phosphate, or TDTBPP, which is part of a family of chemicals known to be toxic.
By rr_test_admin, 29 November, 2018
Court gavel on table with books.The owners of Seattle processor Total Reclaim have pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy crimes, marking the latest development in the fallout from the company’s exports of LCD devices to Hong Kong. Federal prosecutors on Nov.