California's hike in the fee to fund electronics recycling is explained, and a repair advocacy group accuses OEMs of deflecting pressure to improve repairability. Fee breakdown: California's advanced disposal fee (ADF), which is levied at the point of sale to fund end-of-life management, was raised recently by about $2 per device. In an op-ed for the Ventura County Star, David...

Adelante Document Destruction of Albuquerque, N.M.; American Document Shredding of Oklahoma City; Corodata Shredding of San Jose, Calif.; DestruPack delegacion Valencia of Valencia, Spain; Destrupack S.L. of Barcelona, Spain; DocuGUARD of Enid, Okla.; DocuVault Delaware Valley of West Deptford, N.J.; Gestion Confidencial Destrupack of Madrid; Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas of Lubbock, Texas; IROW of Mosinee, Wisc.; Lincoln Archives of...

In the runup to the 2017 Resource Recycling Conference, we’re offering email profiles of a few of the experts who will be taking the stage in Minneapolis this month. This week, we feature DJ VanDeusen, senior vice president of the recycling division at paper manufacturer and recycling facility operator WestRock. He will be participating in the conference's markets panel on...

Another container redemption center shutters in Connecticut, and an Oregon company inks a deal to supply its styrene monomer extracted from recycled polystyrene. Container closure: Redemption centers in Connecticut continue to struggle financially, and another center will be closing in the near future. CT News Junkie reports the center's operator attributed the closure to the stagnant handling fee that redemption...

Three weeks ago, Chinese authorities declared their intention to stem the flow of recovered papers and plastics entering the country. Since then, numerous stakeholders have expressed alarm and asked questions, as additional details come to light. The following is a roundup of some of the recent news and opinions related to the announcement: Action plan released: The main administrative authority...

States offer millions in funding for collection and recycling, and New York City will bolster reuse and repair efforts. Pairing public and private: Two public and private grants have helped kickstart a recycling program in Mercer County, W.Va. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports a state grant of $98,000 and a Dr Pepper Snapple Group/Keep America Beautiful Park Recycling Bin Grant...

A lawsuit fails to stop a transition from dual-stream to single-stream collection in a city on Long Island, and a markets expert outlines some challenges that cartons bring to local recycling programs. Carton challenges: Carton packaging continues to grow as a portion of the residential recycling stream, and that trend brings new challenges. In an analysis for the Continuous Improvement...

Last month, E-Scrap News readers were drawn to stories about changes at CRT downstream outlets and advancing program reform legislation in Illinois. The list below shows our top stories from July in terms of unique page views. 1 | CRT processor Nulife suspends operations The fate of Nulife Glass is in question, with the firm halting operations as it struggles...

A1 Shredding & Recycling of Marietta, Ga.; Absolute Data Shredding of Norman, Okla.; American Data Security of Oak Park, Mich.; Back Thru The Future Computer Recycling of Franklin, N.J.; Goodwill Data SHIELD of Greendale, Wisc.; Northeast Record Retention of Hooksett, N.H.; RDV Systems of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan; and Shred 360 of Irmo, S.C. have either achieved or renewed their NAID...

A bill replacing Pennsylvania's electronics recycling program has stalled until at least this fall, and a couple of e-scrap recycling efforts include a charitable bent. Teaming up: With a landfill ban in place and no regular e-scrap recycling options, an Indiana community was facing increased dumping of CRT TVs, until two municipal governments entered a partnership to provide an electronics...