Despite having a landfill ban in place, problems have plagued electronics recycling in Colorado for years, and stakeholders are working to find a solution.
The Colorado Association for Recycling (CAFR) will hold a roundtable discussion this month, bringing together industry members to talk about ways to solve the lack of 
Regulators in a Midwest state say the fundamental elements of its producer responsibility law remain sound, but industry-wide challenges are straining the program.
New York City is expanding a program in which households can make a reservation to have end-of-life devices picked up by city crews.
The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) 
Lawmakers hear testimony from Ned Eldridge of eLoop (left), Michele Nestor of Nestor Resources and Bob Bylone of the Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center.[/caption]
Manufacturers say proposed changes to Pennsylvania’s e-scrap program would make it the worst in the country from an OEM perspective.
Proposed legislation dramatically overhauls Pennsylvania’s e-scrap program, adding a point-of-sale fee on certain devices and making manufacturers financially responsible for end-of-life management of all devices collected under the law.
CRTs stockpiled in a eWaste Tech warehouse in Richmond, Va.[/caption]
A property owner and public waste authority are at odds over a CRT stockpile in Richmond, Va. Meanwhile, the U.S.
Fearing a veto from the governor, Illinois stakeholders are attempting to iron out last-minute changes to legislation that would reshape the state's e-scrap law by requiring manufacturers to fund recycling of all covered material collected through the program.
Following the 
Several years of lagging recovered material totals have led leaders of Oregon's e-scrap program to slash weight targets for manufacturers beginning next year.
The state's nine-year-old electronics extended producer responsibility program, titled Oregon E-Cycles, sets a weight-based obligation for manufacturers to collect devices each year.
Public entities continue to take the pledge to become participants in the State Electronics Challenge, indicating their willingness to become better stewards of electronics.
In 2016, the program 
This story originally appeared in the December 2016 issue of E-Scrap News.