[caption id="attachment_16836" align="aligncenter" width="900"]USB-C is already widely used around the world, but micro-USB continues to be used, and Apple uses its own Lightning port. | Primakov / Shutterstock[/caption]
The European Commission is asking for regulations forcing mobile device manufacturers to
[caption id="attachment_16237" align="aligncenter" width="900"]The proposed bill covers TVs, computers, laptops, printers and a handful of additional devices. | Ronald Rampsch / Shutterstock[/caption]
Legislation introduced in the Bay State establishes extended producer responsibility for end-of-life consume
[caption id="attachment_16183" align="aligncenter" width="692"]A drone photo showing CRT glass piles at the South 59th Avenue site, from a cleanup plan prepared by Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions.[/caption]
In recent months, crews have cleaned up nearly 40 million pounds of CRT materials at former Closed Loop locations in
[caption id="attachment_11767" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Each year, CalRecycle staff determine whether they need to raise, lower or maintain the fees consumers pay to fund the state's electronics recycling program. | Somchai Som / Shutterstock[/caption]
California officials say they will have enough m
[caption id="attachment_15842" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Recently the FTC said it would help with legislative efforts to increase consumer access to device repair. | Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock[/caption]
When OEMs restrict the independent repair of electronics, they're disprop
[caption id="attachment_15608" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]The draft rules in Wisconsin will boost government oversight of e-scrap processors, with a goal of preventing expensive e-scrap cleanups. | Michail Petrov/Shutterstock[/caption]
Wisconsin's draft e-scrap regulations will mean added exp
[caption id="attachment_15445" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]The settlement pertains to violations that occurred in 2015, 2016 and 2017, when Metech and its five U.S.
[caption id="attachment_15132" align="aligncenter" width="900"]California officials are testing a variety of electronic devices to measure the concentrations of metals and compare them to the thresholds listed in the California Code of Regulations. | Sorbis/Shutterstock[/caption]
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[caption id="attachment_14632" align="aligncenter" width="900"]The Treasury Department fine against Morgan Stanley was related to a 2016 decommissioning of two Wealth Management business data centers in the U.S., as well as ITAD vendor control management deficiencies in 2019.