A TV collection debacle in one Pennsylvania township illustrates the problems the state electronics recycling program continues to face.
Washington Township turned away truckloads of TVs just a week after reopening free e-scrap collections, according to the 
TerraCycle uses its colossal collection capabilities to funnel hard-to-recycle materials to recycling facilities, but the company hasn't focused strongly on the e-scrap stream.
E-scrap collections in Washington state have been decreasing for the past four years, both in terms of total and per-capita weights.
A Canadian province has received a positive reception for its electronics extended producer responsibility program, but collection volumes are trending lower than expected.
Pat McCarthy, CEO of Recycle New Brunswick, recently spoke during a radio 
New York City is expanding a program in which households can make a reservation to have end-of-life devices picked up by city crews.
The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) 
The latest Canadian province to launch an industry-managed electronics recycling program is finding healthy use of its drop-off locations.
Regulators say 1.6 million pounds of computers and monitors were recycled through the Oklahoma state program last year, the lowest weight in six years.
A steep drop from 2.7 million pounds a year earlier was likely due to declines in manufacturer-sponsored collections, as well as an evolving stream of lighter end-of-life devices, according to t
Lawmakers hear testimony from Ned Eldridge of eLoop (left), Michele Nestor of Nestor Resources and Bob Bylone of the Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center.[/caption]
Manufacturers say proposed changes to Pennsylvania’s e-scrap program would make it the worst in the country from an OEM perspective.
Proposed legislation dramatically overhauls Pennsylvania’s e-scrap program, adding a point-of-sale fee on certain devices and making manufacturers financially responsible for end-of-life management of all devices collected under the law.
Last year, lawmakers failed to pass legislation reforming Pennsylvania’s electronics recycling program. With the introduction of a bipartisan bill this year, some of them want to take another go at it.
Republican state Rep.