With the U.S. e-scrap industry continuing to rely on the export market, companies are not only contending with domestic laws and certification requirements - they're navigating a wide range of complex and unique international laws as well.
According to the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the U.S. e-scrap industry exports $1.45 billion worth of material annually.
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A U.S. company has begun providing an e-scrap tracking service so processors and OEMs can see where their downstream vendors are sending devices.
Curbside garbage and recycling audits show the amount of e-scrap improperly disposed by New York City households has dropped substantially in recent years.
The New York Department of Sanitation (DSNY) last month released results of its 2017 waste characteriz
The owner of a closed CRT glass processing company has pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and hazardous waste charges.
Kenneth Eugene Gravitt, 63, of now-bankrupt Global Environmental Services (GES), reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors. The agreement had him plead guilty to two of eight counts. It was presented to the U.S. District Court in Lexington, Ky.
China has ratcheted up inspection requirements for recyclables imported from the U.S., requiring every load to be opened for inspection and temporarily shutting down the only organization providing pre-shipment approval in the U.S.
The country’s General Administration of Customs announced May 3 that beginni
Households may like the convenience of leaving used electronics at the curb for collection, but doing so can give scavengers the opportunity to grab devices and any sensitive data they may hold.
California regulators are accusing e-scrap processor Metech Recycling of violating hazardous waste management laws.
With the U.S. e-scrap industry continuing to rely on the export market, companies are not only contending with domestic laws and certification requirements - they're navigating a wide range of complex and unique international laws as well.
According to the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the U.S. e-scrap industry exports $1.45 billion worth of material annually.
It’s been 15 years since California’s e-scrap program was launched, and those years have brought significant changes to the end-of-life device stream.
A computer tower with a tracking device provided by the Green Tracking Service (device at lower right).[/caption]
A U.S. company has begun providing an e-scrap tracking service so processors and OEMs can see where their downstream vendors are sending devices.
Minnesota’s state program has released data on its first full year since legislation significantly altered the program.
Curbside garbage and recycling audits show the amount of e-scrap improperly disposed by New York City households has dropped substantially in recent years.
The New York Department of Sanitation (DSNY) 
The owner of a closed CRT glass processing company has pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and hazardous waste charges.
Kenneth Eugene Gravitt, 63, of now-bankrupt Global Environmental Services (GES), reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors. The agreement had him plead guilty to two of eight counts. It was presented to the U.S. District Court in Lexington, Ky.
China has ratcheted up inspection requirements for recyclables imported from the U.S., requiring every load to be opened for inspection and temporarily shutting down the only organization providing pre-shipment approval in the U.S.
The country’s General Administration of Customs announced May 3 that beginni
Households may like the convenience of leaving used electronics at the curb for collection, but doing so can give scavengers the opportunity to grab devices and any sensitive data they may hold.