regulation/oversight

Congress directed the U.S. EPA to develop voluntary battery recycling labeling guidelines instead of mandatory regulations, but the head of an industry group believes they'll still have a significant impact on the industry.

In at least two instances, California authorities have brought the hammer down on rage room operators for allowing patrons to destroy electronics and release toxic metals into the air.

[caption id="attachment_18869" align="aligncenter" width="900"] E-scrap collection in South Carolina is set to undergo some major modifications. | Jon Bilous/Shutterstock[/caption] South Carolina's e-scrap program will be seeing significant changes in the

The director of the Basel Action Network shared his thoughts in a recent webinar on an amendment to the Basel Convention and outlined what he sees as next steps, including digitizing the prior informed consent procedure.

Basel Convention changes approved this week may drastically reduce – or at least complicate – U.S. exports of non-hazardous e-scrap.

A bill that eliminates weight targets for electronics collection in favor of giving consumers easy access to drop-off sites has passed the House and Senate in South Carolina. It now goes to the governor's desk.

After years of lobbying lawmakers and waging media campaigns, supporters of right-to-repair legislation have managed to push a bill to a governor's desk.

A California bill would create an extended producer responsibility program for batteries and battery-embedded products.

More than two dozen researchers and e-scrap experts from nine countries are calling for a global extended producer responsibility system that ensures European producers take care of e-scrap after it's exported.

[caption id="attachment_18370" align="aligncenter" width="900"] The California Attorney General and Alameda County District Attorney sued DISH Network, alleging the company illegally landfilled e-scrap. | Tada Images/Shutterstock[/caption] TV and wireless services provider DISH Network will pay $5.5 million to settle allegations that it ill