Legislation introduced in Pennsylvania increases the amount of e-scrap that manufacturers would be on the hook for recycling each year.
State Democratic Rep. Marty Flynn introduced a bill aiming to fix problems with the state's current extended producer responsibility law for electronics.
The Basel Action Network has released a follow-up report to its e-scrap tracking study, detailing which firms handled material that was ultimately exported.
The Basel Action Network (BAN), founder of the e-Stewards certification, this year has released findings of its tracking project, which was conducted during 2014 and 2015.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland have developed a process for recovering gold from e-scrap that could cut down usage of toxic chemicals.
The technique, outlined in an article on
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We were down to the wire – and we knew it.
Sims Metal Management’s global e-scrap business saw depressed profits last year, and its U.S.-based electronics recycling operations lost money.
Lower commodity prices squeezed earnings for Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS), the global e-scrap and electrical appliances recycling wing of the Australia-based metals r
An assessment by E-Scrap News shows the vast majority of the recovered electronic material handled in the U.S. is processed by companies employing third-party-certified environmental, health and safety practices.
The E-Scrap News database of for-profit e-scrap reclaimers in the U.S. lists slightly more than 1,500 plants (it also includes another 80 facilities in Canada). Of those American operations, more than 40 percent have been certified.
Starting next month, $3 million worth of grants will be available to local governments in New York that are paying to recycle electronics.
The repair site iFixit has offered kudos to Apple's newest phone for ease of battery access and criticism for the addition of tri-point screws.
E-scrap processing company Regency Technologies has closed its CRT dismantling operation.
Legislation introduced in Pennsylvania increases the amount of e-scrap that manufacturers would be on the hook for recycling each year.
State Democratic Rep. Marty Flynn introduced a bill aiming to fix problems with the state's current extended producer responsibility law for electronics.
The Basel Action Network has released a follow-up report to its e-scrap tracking study, detailing which firms handled material that was ultimately exported.
The Basel Action Network (BAN), founder of the e-Stewards certification, this year has released findings of its tracking project, which was conducted during 2014 and 2015.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland have developed a process for recovering gold from e-scrap that could cut down usage of toxic chemicals.
The technique, 
We were down to the wire – and we knew it.
Sims Metal Management’s global e-scrap business saw depressed profits last year, and its U.S.-based electronics recycling operations lost money.
Lower commodity prices squeezed earnings for Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS), the global e-scrap and electrical appliances recycling wing of the Australia-based metals r
A recent bankruptcy petition and lawsuit from investors highlight the continuing troubles facing closed e-scrap company Diversified Recycling.