Last year, a study suggested that household products containing plastic possibly recovered from electronics had high levels of flame retardants – but the authors issued a correction to the work after finding a miscalculation.

In this year's "Failing the Fix" scorecard, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group said cell phones overall are getting more repairable, while laptops have stagnated.

After several years of work, Oregon has approved an extended producer responsibility plan, laying out how packaging producers are expected to fulfill the requirements of the law.  

After several years of work, Oregon has approved an extended producer responsibility plan, laying out how packaging producers are expected to fulfill the requirements of the law.  

Training, technology and teamwork are the watchwords at ITAD company PlanITROI's new $9 million facility. 

A startup company is applying expertise from eLoop, Carnegie Mellon University and a past Apple partnership to speed up disassembly of flat-panel displays. 

The Product Stewardship Institute and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality explained the different exemptions available to producers under the state's incoming extended producer responsibility for packaging law in a recent webinar.

Legislators have been filing bills all month as the 2025 session starts up, and in the e-scrap realm, two main topics are again at the forefront: extended producer responsibility for batteries and the right to repair consumer electronics. 

The Product Stewardship Institute and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality explained the different exemptions available to producers under the state's incoming extended producer responsibility for packaging law in a recent webinar.

Cascade Asset Management and Sage Sustainable Electronics are planning to merge, with company leaders saying more details will be released in the future.