[caption id="attachment_24410" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries announced at the end of the April 15-18 conference that it will now be known as the Recycled Materials Association, or ReMA.
In just under eight months, U.S. e-scrap companies looking to export end-of-life devices will face a dramatically different regulatory landscape that, under some readings, will prohibit the movement of most e-scrap materials from the U.S. to the vast majority of foreign countries.
The fourth meeting to draft a global plastic pollution treaty ended just after 3 a.m. on April 30 with general agreement on the need for global rules and mandates on product design, composition, performance and extended producer responsibility.
Colorado would expand its current right-to-repair law to include consumer devices and business computing under a bill that's been sent to the governor.
Disk drive manufacturer Seagate extended the life of 1.19 million drives in 2023 and is working to increase its use of recycled materials, the company recently reported.
ESG, short for environmental, social, governance, has become front and center in corporate strategy. Most major companies, particularly the publicly traded corporations who have to respond to growing pressure from institutional investors, either have or are developing ESG plans.
With most legislative sessions reaching the halfway point, there are a dozen bills in play that would create or amend state electronics recycling programs or regulate battery disposal.
State and local recycling officials, industry stakeholders and sustainability advocates are invited to the upcoming Resource Recycling Conference, presented by Resource Recycling, Inc., Nov. 13-15 in Louisville, Kentucky, the company announced Wednesday.
GreenTek Solutions has grown significantly over the past few years and is in the process of starting up its second processing center near its headquarters in Stafford, Texas. The company's CEO recently gave more details on the expansion in an interview.
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries announced at the end of the April 15-18 conference that it will now be known as the Recycled Materials Association, or ReMA.