EPR/Stewardship

After four years of consistent declines, the weight of scrap electronics collected under Wisconsin's recycling program increased notably last year.

Processors participating in Washington, D.C.'s electronics recycling program must carry e-Stewards certification next year. It's a change from the previous rules, which allowed either e-Stewards or R2 to satisfy the certification requirement.

Canada's Northwest Territories will expand the list of items accepted in its electronics recycling program, as part of a two-year pilot project.

[caption id="attachment_16597" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A bill signed into law last month makes a number of changes to Wisconsin's 11-year-old EPR law for electronics. | Sean Pavone / Shutterstock[/caption] Under a recently signed bill, all K-12 schools in Wisconsin will be able to rec

[caption id="attachment_10867" align="aligncenter" width="933"] A wide range of electronic devices have been recently added to EPR programs in Newfoundland & Labrador and Prince Edward Island. | BluIz60 / Shutterstock[/caption] A host of additional device types have been added to the elec

[caption id="attachment_16313" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Washington e-scrap collectors handled nearly 15.2 million pounds of covered devices in 2020. | Alexander Lutaskiy / Shutterstock[/caption] Washington state processors handled far more flat-panel displays than CRT devices in 2020

[caption id="attachment_16237" align="aligncenter" width="900"] The proposed bill covers TVs, computers, laptops, printers and a handful of additional devices. | Ronald Rampsch / Shutterstock[/caption] Legislation introduced in the Bay State establishes extended producer responsibility for end-of-life consume

[dropcap]Beginning[/dropcap] Jan. 1, 2021, new electronics recycling regulations in Canada’s most populous province will come into force.

[caption id="attachment_15608" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] The draft rules in Wisconsin will boost government oversight of e-scrap processors, with a goal of preventing expensive e-scrap cleanups. | Michail Petrov/Shutterstock[/caption] Wisconsin's draft e-scrap regulations will mean added exp

An investigation outlines one operator's track record of running afoul of state officials as well as certification programs, school districts and municipalities.