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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.
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Mexico may be America's neighbor to the south, but in some ways, the e-scrap ecosystems in the two nations are worlds apart.
The administrator of the R2 recycling standard has detailed what is and isn't legal when shipping used electronics and e-scrap to Hong Kong.
According to Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI), the 
Over the past decade, third-party certification has become an expectation for many processors and refurbishers of electronics.
R2, which is administered by Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI) and offers its certification on a facility-by-facility basis, 
PCs and display devices will have to meet new standards to be listed on a registry of environmentally friendly electronics.
The Green Electronics Council (GEC) 
The group behind the R2 standard released a broad plan for ensuring certified facilities better conform to the electronics recycling standard.
John Lingelbach will be leaving his post at the helm of Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI) and the R2 certification program later this year.
SERI, which administers the R2 electronics recycling standard, 
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An e-scrap processor is refuting allegations by Basel Action Network that the company shipped a broken monitor to Asia.
Basel Action Network (BAN), a Seattle-based watchdog group, 
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Four e-scrap companies have issued statements after being tagged by the Basel Action Network for allegedly exporting scrap printers and LCD monitors.
Seattle-based Basel Action Network (BAN)