A southeast U.S. e-scrap company that recently filed for bankruptcy says it is out of cash and has CRT devices on hand, although the exact volume of material is unclear.
A bill in the Illinois Senate that would have limited the ability of e-scrap certification programs to enforce their standards will not get a vote during the spring legislative session.
A county in West Virginia could legally allow the landfilling of electronics but is choosing not to, and an investment expert predicts continued low prices for metals commodities.
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E-scrap company FCM will be recycling plastics from scrap electronics at a site in Cornwall, Ontario.
The plant is 25,000 square feet in size and is capable of handling around 15,400 tons of recycled plastic annually, Cornwall's local Seaway News reports.
Recently released federal regulations will require e-scrap businesses and others in high-hazard industries to keep detailed logs of workplace-related injuries.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has finalized a rule that requires processing companies to report injury details to OSHA on an annual basis.
A recently released export tracking study from the Basel Action Network found that roughly one-third of low-value devices dropped off for recycling in the U.S.
Seattle-based Total Reclaim has admitted to exporting broken, mercury-containing flat panel monitors to Hong Kong after an investigation by the Basel Action Network followed the devices overseas.
A southeast U.S. e-scrap company that recently filed for bankruptcy says it is out of cash and has CRT devices on hand, although the exact volume of material is unclear.
A bill in the Illinois Senate that would have limited the ability of e-scrap certification programs to enforce their standards will not get a vote during the spring legislative session.
The weight of electronics recycled by Canadians continues to grow at a substantial pace, a report from Statistics Canada shows.
A county in West Virginia could legally allow the landfilling of electronics but is choosing not to, and an investment expert predicts continued low prices for metals commodities.
The industry watchdog group BAN recently found certified processing companies exporting non-functional electronics.
Legislation to update Pennsylvania's struggling e-scrap program has been introduced to the state's General Assembly.
A recently released export tracking study from the Basel Action Network found that roughly one-third of low-value devices dropped off for recycling in the U.S.
Seattle-based Total Reclaim has admitted to exporting broken, mercury-containing flat panel monitors to Hong Kong after an investigation by the Basel Action Network followed the devices overseas.