A confluence of factors has led logistics experts to predict that American firms, including those in the recycling industry, will experience higher over-the-road shipping costs in the next six months.
The current truckload market is already the tightest in four years.
The largest issue is a growing economy.
Veolia has opened an operation in Ontario to recycle lamps and mercury-bearing electronic components.
The 5,000-square-foot facility is located in the Toronto-area city of Pickering, Ontario, where Veolia already runs an industrial cleaning and hazardous materials management operation, according to a 
Proposed legislation dramatically overhauls Pennsylvania’s e-scrap program, adding a point-of-sale fee on certain devices and making manufacturers financially responsible for end-of-life management of all devices collected under the law.
Seattle-based processor Total Reclaim has been fined by state regulators, who allege it speculatively accumulated mercury-bearing flat-panel TVs and monitors.
The $67,500 fine was 
Environmental advocacy group Greenpeace has scored a handful of the top consumer electronics manufacturers on the recyclability of their devices, among other criteria.
Samsung withdrew an environmental friendliness claim for a TV model after the manufacturer failed to prove its device met recyclability and reusability standards.
The global electronics company had one of its flat-screen TV models audited to determine whether it was conforming to standards that allow it to be listed as an EPEAT device.
Sims Recycling Solutions' consolidation of U.S. e-scrap shredding operations yielded financial benefits and more clearly drew a line between its shredding and reuse activities.
Sarah Murray of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources speaks at E-Scrap 2017.[/caption]
When it comes to CRT management, the profit is shaky and the industry is littered with horror stories of stockpiles and legal battles to determine who pays for cleanup.
But a company can take steps to avoid those pitfalls if it co
Japan's Mitsubishi Materials is planning to invest over $100 million to boost its global e-scrap processing footprint.
The investment will see the firm spend up to $107 million in several new facilities in Japan and one in the Netherlands, according to a 
Stakeholders have come to settlements in lawsuits over an explosion caused by batteries from used electronics in North Carolina.
In July 2016, a four-alarm fire at a Wilson Trucking shipping center in Charlotte, N.C. sent six employees to the hospital and caused substantial damage.