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Pittsburgh will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to restore the city's e-scrap recycling program, using public funds to help subsidize recycling costs for residents.

E-scrap collection on the Big Island of Hawaii is suspended due to a lack of funds, but the program will be redesigned and opened again later this year.

Google is working to make Chromebooks easier for schools to repair with a new self-repair program guide.

[caption id="attachment_16544" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Curbside e-scrap collection will restart in Staten Island beginning Sept.

[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

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

[caption id="attachment_14492" align="aligncenter" width="900"] The panel discussion included (clockwise from top left) Traci Phillips of Natural Evolution, Jason Linnell from the National Center for Electronics Recycling, E-Scrap News editor Dan Leif (moderator), S3 Recycling Solutions' Rod McDaniel, and Jessica Miller of Illinois EPA. 

[caption id="attachment_13549" align="aligncenter" width="900"] New York City's e-scrap recycling programs collect an average of 9.4 tons per day at the curb and inside apartment buildings. | tetiana.photographer/Shutterstock[/caption] New York City has "indefinitely suspended" its curbside e-scrap collection program, a

[caption id="attachment_13317" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Best Buy on March 22 announced its retail stores would close to the public and temporarily suspend recycling activities. | LukeandKarla.Travel/Shutterstock[/caption] Citing concerns over COVID-19, a major retailer, th

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] The RECOVER Act provides up to $500 million in matching grants to state and local governments. | Yi Chen Chiang/Shutterstock[/caption] Two bills before Congress provide millions of dollars in funding for recycling efforts, including recovery and processing of electronics. The Realizing the Economic Opportuniti