Bills that mandate OEMs to release information and tools to ease electronics refurbishment have been introduced in legislatures across the country, but most of the proposals have struggled to gain traction.
Right-to-repair bills have been filed in at least 20 states this year, but none has passed a fl
Electronics manufacturers are proposing a nationwide point-of-sale fee to fund recycling of CRT devices, an industry group announced last week.
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has developed a program that would charge consumers a point-of-sale fee on new televisions and monitors.
This article originally appeared in the Summer 2018 issue of E-Scrap News. 
The debate over the merits and pitfalls of e-scrap exporting has been alive and well for decades now, but one thing has remained clear: Choosing to ship material halfway around the world adds a thick layer of complication to the basic goal of managing the domestic e-scrap stream.
"It's incredibly difficult for a recycler to figure out what's legal and what's not," said Kel
The federal tax bill that passed Congress this week retains tax incentives and exemptions that could boost the recycling sector.
A key unknown during the Congressional tax negotiations was the fate of tax-exempt private activity bonds, which are frequently utilized in the solid waste and recycling industry. They are retained in the final tax bill.
Provisions related to the bonds were eliminated in the House proposal but retained in the Senate version.
Tax reform legislation moving through Congress could help electronics recycling companies deduct equipment expenditures.[/caption]
Tax reform bills approved by the U.S.
Rhode Island’s e-scrap law received some updates this month, requiring certain manufacturers to join the state-run collection program while allowing more flexibility for OEMs running independent plans.
Future funding levels for the U.S. EPA are one step closer to certainty after lawmakers in the U.S.
A proposal to cut the U.S. EPA's budget by $528 million has cleared a U.S.