It has been six months since Call2Recycle launched the nation's first extended producer responsibility program for single-use batteries in Vermont, and Carl Smith, CEO and president of Call2Recycle, is pleased with how it's going.
The recycling rate of single-use batteries "went from zero to 10 percent in
A trial program in Europe is exploring more efficient ways of recovering a range of raw materials from used electronics and appliances.
The second quarter was sluggish for worldwide shipments of new mobile devices.
A processing operation in Singapore has become the first e-Stewards-certified location in Southeast Asia.
The second of quarter of 2016 bought $40 million worth of good news to Outerwall, the parent company of ecoATM and Gazelle.
New York state will provide a temporary injection of money to help local governments manage e-scrap collections and recycling.
Outerwall, the parent of electronics trade-in company ecoATM, is merging with a private equity firm and will no longer be a publicly traded company.
California officials are inviting industry players to participate in a survey regarding possible changes to the state's e-scrap recycling program.
California will boost the sums consumers pay when they buy new display devices, ensuring the solvency of a state fund backing e-scrap recycling.