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A bill replacing Pennsylvania's electronics recycling program has stalled until at least this fall, and a couple of e-scrap recycling efforts include a charitable bent. Teaming up: With a landfill ban in place and no regular e-scrap recycling options, an Indiana community was facing increased dumping of CRT TVs, until two municipal governments entered a partnersh

The used and refurbished phone market is predicted to grow substantially, and a Canadian province increases its "eco fee" for the first time in its history. Market change: Nova Scotia has raised the environmental handling fee (EHF) charged to consumers when they purchase electronics in the Canadian province.

A Pennsylvania newspaper calls for changes to the state's electronics EPR law, and the Consumer Technology Association offers updated data on the shifting device stream. Adhesive remover: Electronics repair advocate iFixit has found a chemical solvent that melts adhesives commonly used in electronic devices.

A Pennsylvania county gets its first collection center years after the state's electronics landfill ban was enacted, and Washington state reports lower collection weights than a year ago. No outlet: End-of-life electronics are mounting up in Pittsburgh-area thrift stores, after a fire shut down a local recycling center accepting e-scrap.

An Amazon personal assistant device is graded on its repairability, and a refurbished version of Samsung's notorious overheating phone returns to the market in South Korea. Rising from the ashes: Samsung is selling refurbished versions of the notorious Galaxy Note 7 in South Korea, and they're priced about 30 percent less than the original Note 7 sold fo

An environmental nonprofit group teams with iFixit to assess how electronics brands are doing when it comes to creating repairable products.

An e-scrap facility transforms into an art gallery for an evening, and a Chinese import expert says moving recovered electronics into the country will only get tougher. Art of e-scrap: A section of a New York City electronics recycling organization's facility was recently transformed into a gallery of sculptures and installations made from recovered material

Observers notice a change in Apple's position on the right-to-repair movement, and the U.S. military spends $80 million to develop a new kind of computer chip. Here to stay: The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing rapidly, and according to some experts, that trend is expected to accelerate.

Smartphone ownership is on the rise although TVs remain the most common household device, and Canadian eco-fees see some changes. Expanded collections: A Pennsylvania county has decided to expand free e-scrap drop-off opportunities, part of an effort to combat illegal dumping in the jurisdiction.

Fair Trade Recycling launches a takeback offset program in Africa, and rare earth metals will increase in demand. Offset impact: Advocates of legal exports of used electronics often point out that much of the material in crude processing sites was generated in those developing countries themselves.