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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A trial is deciding whether federal Superfund law makes three South Carolina counties responsible for costs to remove CRT displays and other material abandoned by shuttered processor Creative Recycling Systems. The case involves cleanup costs at a South Carolina warehouse that was used by Creative Recycling Systems

Illinois-headquartered Com2, which uses glass to produce a glaze for ceramics, has seen its processing activity cut in half over the past year. Com2 had outlined plans last summer to e

A Kentucky judge has denied Kenneth Gravitt's request to withdraw his guilty plea. He will be sentenced for CRT-related crimes in October. Gravitt, head of closed e-scrap processor Global Environmental Services (GES), pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy and hazardous waste charges. U.S.

Maria Delgado-Loubriel, who runs Legie E-Scrap Recycling in Jacksonville, Fla., faces felony charges for improper management of hazardous e-scrap. Delgado-Loubriel, 60, was arrested July 16 with bond set at just over $10,000, according to documents from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. The arrest stems from hazardous waste v

A CRT recycling company owner has asked a judge to withdraw his plea of guilty to federal criminal charges. Kenneth Eugene Gravitt, who owns now-bankrupt Global Environmental Services (GES), pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy and hazardous

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[caption id="attachment_8825" align="alignright" width="300"] Large piles of CRT glass at Closed Loop's S 59th Ave. site in Phoenix.

Legislation supporting retrievable storage as a downstream outlet for CRT glass has advanced in Illinois, and certification standards organizations are concerned - one may even consider withdrawing its program from the state.

It’s been 15 years since California’s e-scrap program was launched, and those years have brought significant changes to the end-of-life device stream.

Processors handling non-CRT devices will be paid 60 cents a pound by the state of California, a 22 percent increase over their current payment rate. Under California’s 15-year-old e-scrap program, consumers pay an advanced recycling fee when they buy new electronics.