Opinion

This story originally appeared in the September 2016 issue of E-Scrap News. Subscribe today for access to all print content. We were down to the wire – and we knew it.

Backers of a proposed federal ban on e-scrap exports say such legislation will keep faulty parts out of the U.S. national security system. However, an expert on Asian markets says the action fails to get at the root of the issue and may actually increase our use of virgin materials.

The current drive to recycle or repurpose CRT glass is leading the e-scrap industry into uncharted territory.

This story originally appeared in the June 2016 issue of E-Scrap News. Subscribe today for access to all print content. It’s been 16 years since the first attempt at state e-scrap legislation was enacted – a landfill ban for monitors and TVs in

The Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act (SEERA) is just the latest attempt to enact unnecessary legislation to restrict the export of used electronic products.

This story originally appeared in the March 2016 issue of E-Scrap News. Subscribe today for access to all print content. In the last two years, and particularly the past six to eight months, have been extremely tough for most electronics recyclers in this country.

This story originally appeared in the March 2016 issue of E-Scrap News.  Subscribe today for access to all print content. In a democratic capitalist society, environmental laws are most likely

This story originally appeared in the December 2015 issue of E-Scrap News. Subscribe today for access to all print content.

Best Buy’s recent announcement that it can no longer offer its customers free television and monitor recycling is sending shock waves through the electronics recycling industry and advocacy community. What can we learn from this turn of events? 1.

Last year, in the pages of E-Scrap News, the Basel Action Network (BAN) called out a growing trend of waste trade denial.