The National Waste and Recycling Association commended Sens. Tom Carper and John Boozman for introducing a resolution to raise awareness of the risk of lithium-ion battery fires. 

Regenx delisted itself from the TSX Venture Exchange and moved to the Canadian Securities Exchange.

The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) is calling for “printer ink freedom,” to allow consumers to reuse printer ink cartridges. 

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Forum announced that this year’s International E-waste Day, Oct. 14, will have the slogan “You can recycle anything with a plug, battery or cable!”