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Washington state has never before collected fewer pounds of electronics through its e-scrap program. The Evergreen State's extended producer responsibility program for electronics collected 36.86 million pounds in 2016, the lightest weight collected si

An Arizona for-profit business shares electronics disassembly tips with a local nonprofit group, and a Minnesota county boosts fees it charges individuals who drop off display devices. Knowledge sharing: An Arizona electronics recycling and hard drive destruction company shared some e-scrap disassembly knowledge with the nonprofit group Worl

New regulations are coming for exporters of CRTs, and an e-scrap collection program in Illinois comes back strong. R2 data: Sustainable Electronics Recycling International reports on the latest details of its R2 certi

The success of a Staten Island pilot program that allows residents to schedule e-scrap pick-ups for free has New York City officials already considering expanding the service. The Staten Island program, which began Oct.

An Indiana newspaper urges lawmakers to address a lack of rural collection opportunities, and costs to recycle electronics are going up for residents in one upper Midwest municipality. E-scrap pile up: As New Jersey Gov.

Kenya becomes the first African country to pass a law directing flows of e-scrap, and an Aussie stewardship group reaches out to the country's business community. Kenya: Voice of America takes a look at efforts to formalize e-scrap management in Kenya, a country of more than 4

This story originally appeared in the September 2016 issue of E-Scrap News. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Local governments play a central role in providing electronics recycling opportunities to citizens in North Carolina.

Spain prepares to implement its electronics reuse targets, and activists in Bangladesh urge the government to address the issue of electronics disposal. Bangladesh: Activists pushed for e-scrap management laws at a meeting in Dhaka, one of the world's most populous cities.

The federal government finalized rules affecting reporting of CRT exports, and a funding dispute between a processor and California leaves students out in the cold.

Showdown over bill: New Jersey's e-scrap community is pushing lawmakers to approve, without amendment, legislation overhauling the state program on No

The Buffalo Bills make a drive for recycling, and Samsung is getting more backlash over its handling of the Galaxy Note 7 debacle. More Samsung fallout: Greenpeace is blasting Samsung