The illegal collection of e-scrap has resulted in fines for companies and individuals operating at two sites in Hong Kong's New Territories area.
A court on July 4 and July 11 levied fines totaling 24,000 Hong Kong dollars (about $3,100), after authorities in December found four metric tons of printed circuit boards and more than 1,300 LCD monitors and 
A recent decision by the Chinese government to more intensely inspect imported shipments of e-scrap and other recovered materials is here to stay, according to one international trade expert.
Steve Wong, the executive president of the China Scrap Plastics Association and the leader of Hong Kong-based plastics recycling company Fukutomi Company Limited, told E-Scrap News the Chinese gover
An electronics reuse and recycling company CEO has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for his role in an effort to copy, import and sell counterfeit Microsoft software.
Clifford Eric Lundgren, 33, pled guilty to criminal copyright infringement and conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods in federal court on Feb. 28.
A smuggling crackdown in China is causing headaches for U.S.
If melting items can help combine different materials, exposing them to ultra-low temperatures can keep them apart.
China’s recent crackdown on imports of e-scrap and other materials has exposed smuggling operations, led to dozens of arrests and resulted in the confiscation of more than 22,000 tons of material.
Three weeks in, the effort often translated into English as “
An e-scrap startup reflects on its first half-decade, and a Filipino writer cautions lawmakers to adopt e-scrap legislation in the interest of public health.
India: Scientists have developed a method of using e-scrap to treat wastewater and generate electricity.
Dell says it has consumed 50 million pounds of post-consumer plastics, including millions of pounds of resin from recovered electronics.
The Texas-based electronics giant says that as of January 2017 it met its recycled-plastics goal, which was to use 50 million pounds between fiscal year 2014 and 2020. The 
Chinese customs authorities announced a crackdown on illegal imports of scrap electronics and other materials.
China’s General Administration of Customs announced it will launch the one-year campaign, which will target “foreign waste,” including scrap electronics, plastics, industrial discards and other household materials.
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