The illegal collection of e-scrap has resulted in fines for companies and individuals operating at two sites in Hong Kong's New Territories area.
A court on July 4 and July 11 levied fines totaling 24,000 Hong Kong dollars (about $3,100), after authorities in December found four metric tons of printed circuit boards and more than 1,300 LCD monitors and
The FPD PRO can handle devices with displays sizes from 11 inches to 70 inches. | Courtesy of FPD Recycling[/caption]
A startup led by recycling industry veterans has developed a robotic system for removing hazardous substances from flat-panel display devices. The system is expected to come to a U.S.
The owners of e-scrap processor Total Reclaim have been sentenced to 28 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges related to their export of LCD devices to Hong Kong.
In a hearing in U.S.
Trucks outside ERI's Fresno, Calif. recycling facility.[/caption]
ERI is using machinery with artificial intelligence to sort materials coming out of a shredder.
A lot of British households are watching the World Cup on brand new TV sets, which means a robotic disassembly system has been working overtime to recycle their old ones.
Waste management company Veolia UK reports the number of old flat-panel TVs entering its Shropshire, England recycling facility has skyrock
A group of Taiwanese developers has unveiled a recycling system to recover glass, indium and liquid crystal from LCD screens.
The system, which was announced this week by the Taiwan-based 
Seattle-based processor Total Reclaim has been fined by state regulators, who allege it speculatively accumulated mercury-bearing flat-panel TVs and monitors.
The $67,500 fine was 
Samsung withdrew an environmental friendliness claim for a TV model after the manufacturer failed to prove its device met recyclability and reusability standards.
The global electronics company had one of its flat-screen TV models audited to determine whether it was conforming to standards that allow it to be listed as an EPEAT device.