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A legislative fix to revamp Pennsylvania's struggling electronics recycling program isn't going to cut it, according to a group of five recycling stakeholders in the state.

Computer giant Dell says it is closing in on its goal of collecting 2 billion pounds of used electronics by 2020.

A bill that terminates North Carolina's electronics recycling law has made it through the state Senate, but it still faces significant hurdles.

The Associated Press

Apple picks a fight with backers of device-repair legislation, and National Geographic digs into the recovery of rare earth metals.

Fight over fixing: The Huffington Post reports

A lawsuit from TV manufacturer Vizio that questioned the constitutionality of Connecticut's electronics recycling law and program has been dismissed in its entirety.

This story originally appeared in the March 2016 issue of E-Scrap News. Subscribe today for access to all print content. In the last two years, and particularly the past six to eight months, have been extremely tough for most electronics recyclers in this country.

Vizio has sued the head of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection over an e-scrap law it says unfairly burdens the TV manufacturer.

In a lawsuit filed on June 17 against the commissioner of Connecticut DEEP, Robert Klee, Vizio alleges the state's e-scrap law "is so deeply flawed and unfair that it threatens Vizio's ability to innovate and competitively price its products for consumers."

Dell experienced a year-over-year decline in e-scrap collections last year, but the company still expects to achieve its goal of taking back 1 million tons of electronics by 2020.

That's according to the company's 2015 corporate social responsibility report, which covered the period from February 2014 through January 2015.