Samsung begins selling refurbished phones, and the Zika virus is affecting exports.
Samsung begins selling refurbished phones, and the Zika virus is affecting exports.
CalRecycle makes changes to its e-scrap management program, and why TV manufacturers should consider repair over replacement.
The federal government finalized rules affecting reporting of CRT exports, and a funding dispute between a processor and California leaves students out in the cold.
A Chicago suburb makes changes to its e-scrap recycling program, and federal prison funding is affecting electronics recycling in New Mexico.
Farmers join the fight to allow consumers to repair electronics, and a lack of available recycling options leads to the dumping of CRT televisions along roadways in one state. Continue Reading
Greenpeace targets smartphones in a new report, and a workplace chemical exposure rule may be delayed due to a White House directive.
A Los Angeles-based processor that hires formerly incarcerated people grabs attention, and Samsung explains what exactly caused its flagship mobile device to overheat. Continue Reading
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Illinois-based electronics recycling firm Intercon Solutions has become the first processor to be denied e-Stewards Certification for what the Basel Action Network says is “compelling evidence” that the company exported electronic waste to Hong Kong.
Multinational electronic components supplier Arrow Electronics has reached a three-year agreement with the Basel Action Network to certify all of Arrow’s electronics recycling and IT asset recovery operations worldwide to the e-Stewards standard.
In an interview with E-Scrap News, an executive at Arrow Value Recovery says the company will complete its global implementation of the e-Stewards standard at all of its facilities by 2015, and a spokesperson offers new insight on the special circumstances involved in certifying the company’s many locations.