A complete ban on scrap plastic imports into India will be delayed until the end of August, giving the global plastics recycling industry some time to adapt.
Colin Staub is a reporter at Resource Recycling. He can be contacted at [email protected].A complete ban on scrap plastic imports into India will be delayed until the end of August, giving the global plastics recycling industry some time to adapt.
A handful of electronics processors have recently opened facilities or expanded existing plants. Here’s a roundup of recent facility activity.
The recycling rate for electronics and electrical appliances increased in the European Union in 2016, new figures show.
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The Indian government says it will ban scrap plastic imports, a move that threatens to further disrupt the U.S. recycling industry by closing a growing market.
A Kansas nonprofit e-scrap operator has closed its doors, citing dwindling device collections.
Machinery at the shuttered BlueOak Arkansas e-scrap smelting plant is being auctioned off late this month.
Liquid Technology managed the assets of defunct health tech company Theranos, which shuttered last year after a high-profile fraud case and other legal troubles.
Oregon regulators announced they’ve settled a case against e-scrap processor Total Reclaim, centered on the company misleading customers about how devices were being handled. The company had previously acknowledged the settlement.
A major e-scrap facility in Oman is nearing completion, bringing electronics processing to a country that has traditionally landfilled or exported material.
Two government initiatives looking to energize the lithium-ion battery recycling sector have officially launched, offering prize money to recycling entrepreneurs and a dedicated laboratory to house research projects.