Two electronics recycling companies recently ended disputes with California regulators that centered on the handling of metal-laden dust from e-scrap shredders.
Regulators in California are studying a number of legislative fixes to the nation's longest-running e-scrap program, including expanding the existing consumer-funded model or going with a more commonly used system financed by OEMs.
In an Oct.
Nationwide retailer Big Lots will pay millions of dollars to settle accusations that it improperly landfilled electronics and hazardous waste.
The company recently reached a civil settlement with 35 district attorneys from throughout California, according to a
ERI will manage the first-ever mail-in electronics recycling program for the City of Los Angeles.
LA Sanitation announced it has partnered with the company on the new program, through which individuals and businesses can purchase boxes to ship a wide range of devices to ERI.
The owners of Dollar General stores will pay more than $1 million to settle charges that the company sent scrap electronics, batteries and other materials to landfills not permitted to receive them.
Tennessee-based Dolgen California and its subsidiaries, which own Dollar General retail stores and a distribution center in California, agreed to end the la
Firms active in California's electronics recycling program increasingly turned to landfill disposal for CRT material in 2016.
According to data supplied by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), over 77 million pounds of CRT glass were handled by program participants in 2016 and 45 percent of that total - nearly 35 million pounds - w
Two electronics recycling companies recently ended disputes with California regulators that centered on the handling of metal-laden dust from e-scrap shredders.
Regulators in California are studying a number of legislative fixes to the nation's longest-running e-scrap program, including expanding the existing consumer-funded model or going with a more commonly used system financed by OEMs.
In an 
Markets and regulations are forcing companies active in the nation’s largest state electronics recycling program to landfill CRT glass.
Nationwide retailer Big Lots will pay millions of dollars to settle accusations that it improperly landfilled electronics and hazardous waste.
The company recently reached a civil settlement with 35 district attorneys from throughout California, according to a 
ERI will manage the first-ever mail-in electronics recycling program for the City of Los Angeles.
LA Sanitation 
The owners of Dollar General stores will pay more than $1 million to settle charges that the company sent scrap electronics, batteries and other materials to landfills not permitted to receive them.
Tennessee-based Dolgen California and its subsidiaries, which own Dollar General retail stores and a distribution center in California, agreed to end the la
Firms active in California's electronics recycling program increasingly turned to landfill disposal for CRT material in 2016.
According to data supplied by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), over 77 million pounds of CRT glass were handled by program participants in 2016 and 45 percent of that total - nearly 35 million pounds - w
CalRecycle makes changes to its e-scrap management program, and why TV manufacturers should consider repair over replacement.
What does the future hold for California's e-scrap recycling program?
Recycling of CRT panel glass becomes easier in California, and researchers are looking for the industry's help in an analysis of facility safety.