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[caption id="attachment_18378" align="aligncenter" width="900"] New York State officials believe upcoming e-scrap program regulations may raise recycling program costs for electronics manufacturers. | Wolfilser/Shutterstock[/caption] The state of New York adopted regulations that officials say will improve e-scrap recycling opportunities and co

The U.S. Senate's April 7 hearing on critical metals for batteries focused both on mining and recycling the rare earth elements currently in circulation.

Two U.S. Senators have reintroduced the Secure E-waste Export and Recycling Act as a tactic to push inclusion of e-scrap export prohibition text in the final version of the America COMPETES Act.

A newly adopted schedule of tariff codes provides more detailed categories for e-scrap shipments moving over international borders. The changes could usher in a more detailed look at U.S. exports of key e-scrap commodities.

The U.S. House passed the America COMPETES Act on Feb. 4, moving a restriction of e-scrap exports closer to becoming law than previous efforts achieved.

President Joe Biden highlighted the necessity of the right to repair devices in remarks at the White House on Jan. 24.

Despite most countries having at least some e-scrap-related legislation, recycling rates in 13 Latin American countries are very low, at just under 3%, a U.N. report found.

California regulators are planning to add OLED display devices, LCD smart displays and LCD tablets to the state's e-scrap program.

Hundreds of electronics recycling and reuse leaders gathered this week for a conference that explored how stakeholders have coped with COVID-19 - and detailed what comes next for the sector.

[caption id="attachment_16835" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A petition calls on the federal government to prioritize metals recycling and reuse over new mining. | GSPhotography / Shutterstock[/caption] A coalition of Native American tribes and environmental activists are petitioning the feder