A plasma e-scrap furnace malfunction at an Arkansas smelting operation two years ago has spurred a $10.5 million insurance lawsuit against an equipment manufacturer that provided certain components.
BlueOak Arkansas, which started up a commercial-scale e-scrap smelting operation at its Osceola, Ark.
The founder of defunct processor Zloop is facing the possibility of decades in prison after a jury found him guilty of conspiracy and fraud charges.
After a five-day trial, a federal jury has found Robert M. Boston, 54, of Hickory, N.C.
The federal tax bill that passed Congress this week retains tax incentives and exemptions that could boost the recycling sector.
Two electronics recycling companies recently ended disputes with California regulators that centered on the handling of metal-laden dust from e-scrap shredders.
With the value of e-plastics plummeting and a major export market crumbling, North American firms are scrambling to identify ways to manage the material.
Plastics from electronics have always been a 
A Midwest e-scrap processor has expanded into a larger facility based on recent growth, particularly on the reuse side of the business.
Lafayette, Ind.-based Oscar Winski Company has moved its electronics recycling division, OWCe, into an expanded space alongside the company’s logistics operation.
A Colorado-based nonprofit electronics recycling organization is working to spread its operational model around the country, and it recently received a grant to help.
Blue Star Recyclers 
Regulators in a Midwest state say the fundamental elements of its producer responsibility law remain sound, but industry-wide challenges are straining the program.
Tax reform legislation moving through Congress could help electronics recycling companies deduct equipment expenditures.[/caption]
Tax reform bills approved by the U.S.
The parent of Regency Technologies is consolidating two northern Ohio facilities into a massive new location that’s under construction near Cleveland.
The facility will be sited in