An initiative funded by the federal government could help solve a key materials recovery issue in e-scrap.
Colin Staub is a reporter at Resource Recycling. He can be contacted at [email protected].An initiative funded by the federal government could help solve a key materials recovery issue in e-scrap.
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Chinese authorities say the country will prohibit some grades of recovered plastic and other materials from being imported by the end of 2017. Although the announcement doesn’t list e-scrap materials specifically, one trade group anticipates more materials will be restricted in the future.
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Most people agree electronics should be recycled rather than thrown away, but consensus quickly evaporates when discussing how the costs should be paid.
Even if an e-scrap facility is not thought to be processing toxics-emitting devices, it should be testing for toxic substances.