A top Walmart executive says the $100 million recycling fund spearheaded by the retail giant will provide significant financial backing to municipal initiatives, and he said communities have moved quickly to see if they can nab a piece of the pie. "We're imagining an RFP-type process and we've already received interest from a half dozen or a dozen municipalities that...

In its annual release of OEM collection obligations, the state of New Jersey made a significant announcement regarding CRT management. According to a letter sent out to electronics manufacturers and obtained by E-Scrap News, the state's e-scrap program will not allow OEMs to fulfill 2014 collection goals by sending CRT glass for processing as alternative daily cover (ADC)."In light of...

As firms continue to search high and low for affordable and legitimate options for final disposition of CRT glass, several states with e-scrap programs are taking a stance on using the material as alternative daily cover (ADC). The issue for officials in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Vermont comes down to whether or not firms can meet original equipment manufacturer (OEM)...

Some of the largest companies in the world have come together to form a $100 million recycling fund. Announced by Walmart, the Closed Loop Fund will be formed by nine core firms and aim to become "an innovative investment vehicle that will help finance projects that increase recycling." According to Walmart, the project was sparked by supply shortages. "This group...

Industry certification bodies R2 Solutions and Basel Action Network (BAN) released formal clarifications this week on the way certified firms may handle CRT glass. Issuing a formal rule clarification on March 26, R2 announced board members unanimously moved to ban the use of CRT glass as alternative daily cover (ADC) under the new iteration of the certification. R2 executive director...

As the industry continues to grapple with collecting and recycling lead-heavy CRT televisions, a facility in the U.K. has become the first of its kind to mechanically recycle the successor to the CRT, flat panel televisions.The U.K.'s Environment Agency has given Electrical Waste Recycling Group (EWRG) the green light to begin accepting LCD flat panel display (FPD) televisions for recycling...

After months of lobbying against a potential ban on expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam in New York City, EPS manufacturer Dart Container has offered the city a deal: Include foam in the city's curbside pick-up program and the company will buy it — and recycle it — on its own. The Michigan-based company, one of the largest EPS manufacturers in the...

Arguing that "increased recycling leads to the creation of new jobs," a new study on Indiana's recycling industry suggests that close to 10,000 new jobs would be created if the state managed to divert 25 percent of the waste it currently sends to landfills and incinerators. Commissioned by the Indiana Recycling Coalition (IRC) and released today, "The Untapped Job Potential...

After months of lobbying against a potential ban on expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam in New York City, EPS manufacturer Dart Container has offered the city a deal: Include foam in the city's curbside pick-up program and the company will buy it – and recycle it – on its own. The Michigan-based company, one of the largest EPS manufacturers in the...

The National Standards Certification Board (NSCB) has found its first state partner for the resource management training field in the Land of Enchantment. The New Mexico Recycling Coalition (NMRC), which provides recycling and composting training certification courses year-round, became the first state-level recycling association to be certified by NSCB. Acting as the certifying body of the National Recycling Coalition (NRC),...