A Pennsylvania newspaper calls for changes to the state's electronics EPR law, and the Consumer Technology Association offers updated data on the shifting device stream. Adhesive remover: Electronics repair advocate iFixit has found a chemical solvent that melts adhesives commonly used in electronic devices. Motherboard, a publication of Vice, writes that the development could be a significant step for electronics...

Apex Shredding of Berthoud, Colo.; Gone for Good of Birmingham, Ala. and SecureDocs of Minneapolis have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.Also, DMD Systems Recovery of Tempe, Ariz. and Li Tong Group of Fo Tan, Hong Kong have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for computer hard drive sanitization as well as...

In the runup to the 2017 Resource Recycling Conference, we're offering up email profiles of a few of the experts who will be taking the stage in Minneapolis in late August. This week, we feature Jessica Branom-Zwick, a senior associate at Cascadia Consulting Group. She will speak in a data and strategy session called "New Ways to Look at Recycling."...

Coca-Cola's U.K. distributor announces new recycling goals, and some scientists criticize a marine plastics cleanup project that would send floating collection machinery into the oceans. Bottle goals: Coca-Cola European Partners, which distributes Coca-Cola products across Western Europe, has announced new U.K.-specific goals to increase recovery of PET bottles and double the use of recycled content in the containers. According to...

Two large cities engage in cart-tagging campaigns to raise contamination awareness, and Maine's container deposit drama continues with a state board refusing to ban the sale of small liquor bottles. Revenue boost: Public entities in Oklahoma recycled more than 12 million pounds of material in 2016, which netted nearly $533,000 in income. According to a report from the state's Division...

A Pennsylvania county gets its first collection center years after the state's electronics landfill ban was enacted, and Washington state reports lower collection weights than a year ago. No outlet: End-of-life electronics are mounting up in Pittsburgh-area thrift stores, after a fire shut down a local recycling center accepting e-scrap. The Tribune-Review writes that the Westmoreland Cleanways recycling center was...

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Georgia prepares to implement extended producer responsibility for electronics, and worldwide spending on IT equipment is predicted to rise.United Arab Emirates: Ride-sharing company Uber recently partnered with government officials to provide e-scrap collection services for residents of several Dubai communities. The Khaleej Times writes that the company worked with the government Ministry of Climate Change and Environment on the effort,...

A fast-food giant reintroduces foam cups into its Chicago-area restaurants, and one company uses an anaerobic digestion process on end-of-life plastics. Container contention: The beverage industry is funding efforts to persuade Connecticut lawmakers against reviving expansions to the state’s container deposit law. The Associated Press writes that a coalition called “Keep CT Affordable,” backed by beverage giants, is opposing any...

An Iowa county reports higher participation one year after switching to single-stream collection, and the impact of China's informal recycling collection sector is studied. Paying off: A year after the Closed Loop Fund invested substantial capital in helping Davenport, Iowa switch to single-stream recycling, the local waste commission has released some impressive numbers. The Quad-City Times reports that total tonnage...