This story has been updated.
Major changes to the Illinois electronics recycling program have been proposed, including a requirement that manufacturers fund the recycling of all covered devices that enter the system.
This story has been updated.
Major changes to the Illinois electronics recycling program have been proposed, including a requirement that manufacturers fund the recycling of all covered devices that enter the system.
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Researchers have developed a biodegradable polymer for electronics, which could complicate e-scrap recycling if it were ever adopted for widespread use.
LCD devices contain many components that are commonly recycled, but the screen glass and the substance coating it are not among them.
A tech startup is developing a new product to verify trustworthiness among traders of electronic scrap and other recyclable materials.
A Department of Homeland Security-sponsored campaign now counts ERI among its educators.
A jewelry and bullion wholesaler and retailer is in talks to purchase Texas-based Elemetal Recycling, part of precious metals company Elemetal.
A community in Wyoming will end its e-scrap recycling program and instead send electronics to a local landfill — even though a city ordinance prohibits disposal of those materials.
Athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo will be awarded with medals made from recycled e-scrap metals.
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College students in Manitoba, Canada won a cash prize last week for coming up with an innovative way to reduce volumes of electronic waste. Continue Reading