This article appeared in the September 2019 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Each January, approximately 200,000 people from around the globe attend the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The show highlights the latest from the electronics industry: millimeter-thick televisions, smart-home devices, the newest cars, drones of all kinds, and much more. Representatives from...

This article originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of E-Scrap News. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   Each January, approximately 200,000 people from around the globe attend the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The show highlights the latest from the electronics industry: millimeter-thick televisions, smart-home devices, the newest cars, drones of all kinds, and much more....

The Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act (SEERA) is just the latest attempt to enact unnecessary legislation to restrict the export of used electronic products. This time around, however, instead of relying on the debunked claims of massive dumping of used electronics in developing nations, the Coalition for American Electronics Recycling (CAER) is claiming export legislation is needed for another...