Dell has more than doubled its annual usage of e-plastics collected through its supply chain since beginning the effort two years ago, according to the electronics manufacturer's 2017 corporate responsibility report.
The company has also nearly doubled the number of devices it manufactures using recovered e-plastics content compared with a year ear
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For much of the past decade, manufacturers have had a "piñata problem" whenever electronics recycling issues arose in state legislatures. If local government and recyclers hit the manufacturers (the piñata) with hard enough legislation, then treats such as manufacturer-financed recycling magically appeared.
Debate over state electronics recycling laws has reached new heights in recent years, and the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that help fund the programs have been at the center of the discussion.
At September's E-Scrap Conference in New Orleans, OEMs from some of the world's largest electr
This story originally appeared in the September 2016 issue of E-Scrap News.Subscribe today for access to all print content.
We were down to the wire – and we knew it.
Whenever Apple indicates a new product release, device-recovery firms join in on the wider consumer market chatter.
Dell has more than doubled its annual usage of e-plastics collected through its supply chain since beginning the effort two years ago, according to the electronics manufacturer's 2017 corporate responsibility report.
The company has also nearly doubled the number of devices it manufactures using recovered e-plastics content compared with a year ear
HP Inc.
This story originally appeared in the December 2016 issue of E-Scrap News. 
For much of the past decade, manufacturers have had a "piñata problem" whenever electronics recycling issues arose in state legislatures. If local government and recyclers hit the manufacturers (the piñata) with hard enough legislation, then treats such as manufacturer-financed recycling magically appeared.
Debate over state electronics recycling laws has reached new heights in recent years, and the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that help fund the programs have been at the center of the discussion.
Representatives from major electronics manufacturers took to the stage at last week's E-Scrap 2016 conference.
It's been a little over a year since repair group iFixit and processor ERI teamed up to recover components from used electronics.
We were down to the wire – and we knew it.
The current drive to recycle or repurpose CRT glass is leading the e-scrap industry into uncharted territory.