As the e-scrap industry has struggled to efficiently handle CRT glass in recent years, many stakeholders have held out hope that technologies could be developed to cost-effectively remove lead from the material and pave the way more CRT recycling.
One company that has been a regular part of the conversation is Nulife Glass, which in 2013
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) suggested several amendments to an e-scrap reform bill that would hand greater program control to manufacturers.
An individual's views toward electronics recycling tend to align closely with community attitudes toward recycling and reuse in general, a survey suggests.
The majority of certified e-scrap processing facilities are located in the U.S., but for both R2 and e-Stewards, there has recently been a notable uptick in international action.
Worldwide PC shipments have taken another hit, an indication of the shifting e-scrap stream in the years to come. In addition, Samsung's problematic smartphone is going off the market.
Accredited certification bodies use international standards and, increasingly, industry-specific additional performance requirements to audit product and service companies' processes to determine conformance and award certification.