Maine's "nips" saga takes another turn with the governor's veto, and a handful of recycling groups and companies have issued statements in the wake of the Trump Administration's decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord. Industry reacts: Several members of the recycling industry issued public statements following President Trump’s announcement last week that the U.S. will withdraw from the...

Discussion of how China's National Sword campaign is affecting the North American recycling industry continued to draw our readers' attention in May. The list below shows our top stories last month in terms of unique page views. 1 | How National Sword is upending exports China’s three-month-old import action has stalled shipments of some recovered materials from the U.S. and...

A newsprint mill using recycled materials announces it will idle indefinitely, and a handful of recycling groups and companies have issued statements in the wake of the Trump Administration's move to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord. Industry reacts: Several members of the recycling industry issued public statements following President Trump's announcement last week that the U.S. will withdraw from the...

An in-depth piece exploring the landfilling of CRT glass in California drew E-Scrap News readers' attention in May. The list below shows our top stories last month in terms of unique page views. 1 | No-landfill pledges collide with CRT realities in California Markets and regulations are forcing companies active in the nation’s largest state electronics recycling program to landfill...

Researchers develop new chemical and mechanical methods of processing difficult-to-recycle materials, and a patent is awarded for twin-screw extruder design improvements. Pouches to planks: DuPont and a South African group called Rural Waste Poverty Alleviation Solutions have researched better ways to recycle multi-layer packaging into composite lumber products, according to PackWorld.com. The groups used compatibilizers and coupling agents in the...

Smartphone ownership is on the rise although TVs remain the most common household device, and Canadian eco-fees see some changes. Expanded collections: A Pennsylvania county has decided to expand free e-scrap drop-off opportunities, part of an effort to combat illegal dumping in the jurisdiction. TV news station WBRE/WYOU reports Lackawanna County will host multiple collection events in June, rather than...

McDonald's shareholders weigh in on a proposal to eliminate the company's use of EPS packaging outside the U.S., and a couple of op-eds note that recycling is only one part of plastics sustainability. Shareholder pressure: Owners of nearly a third of McDonald’s shares want the company to phase out EPS packaging in overseas locations, according to advocacy group As You Sow. In...

Recycling stream shifts driven by e-commerce are leading one hauler to seek higher collection charges, and the largest MRF in the Southern Hemisphere opens in Western Australia. Refusing to pay: A group of Indiana citizens are refusing to pay an itemized curbside recycling charge that appears on their property tax bills. The South Bend Tribune reports that the St. Joseph...

Business Records Management of Clearwater, Fla.; Crown Shredding dba Crown Information Management of South Daytona, Fla.; Ranger On-site Document Shredding of San Antonio; RecordsPro/Shredmonkey of Indianapolis and Secure Shredding of Cape Coral, Fla. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction of hard drives.ERI of Badin, N.C. has achieved its NAID certification for hard drive sanitization as...

Rigid data-security regulations in Europe will present opportunities for businesses that are prepared, and discarded mobile devices in Australia create untapped potential for materials recovery. Australia: There are more than 23 million unused but not-yet-discarded phones in the Land Down Under, according to electronics collection company MobileMuster. ABC News Australia reports on the untapped potential of those devices. The report...