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By rr_test_admin, 7 March, 2019

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[caption id="attachment_10810" align="alignright" width="300"]Laptop computer showing GPS tracking. Photo shows the tracking device on a laptop displaying the tracking software interface.[/caption] Of 170 trackers placed in e-scrap devices over the past two years, the vast majority remained in the U.S.
By rr_test_admin, 20 December, 2018
[caption id="attachment_10326" align="alignright" width="300"]Hai Phong, Vietnam skyline at night. Hai Phong, Vietnam[/caption] Reverse supply chain management company Re-Teck has launched a new facility in northern Vietnam's largest port city. Re-Teck opened a 37,000-square-foot location in Hai Phong City's Trang Due Industrial Park
By rr_test_admin, 20 December, 2018

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Aerial view of a cargo at a Hong Kong shipping terminal.E-scrap exports to Hong Kong will require more due diligence beginning in January, when the semi-autonomous region implements new import and recycling permit requirements. This analysis is based on official announcements and press releases from the the Hong Kon
By rr_test_admin, 6 December, 2018
Cargo stacked in a shipping hub.Import policies in China and Southeast Asia continue to tighten, making it more difficult to move certain e-scrap materials to international  markets. Although the policy changes have dealt a heavy blow to curbside recycling programs across the U.S., the electronics recycling sector has been hit hard on certain commodi
By rr_test_admin, 4 October, 2018

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[caption id="attachment_9759" align="alignright" width="300"]Researcher attaches monitoring device to e-scrap worker. Aubrey Arain attaches an air sampling pump to an e-scrap worker to measure contaminants in the air he breathes.[/caption] Researchers from the University of Michigan are studying and finding ways to mitigate health risks from informal electronics recycling practices in Chi