Maine lawmakers passed an update to the state’s electronics recycling law. The shift is intended to reduce administrative burdens for e-scrap companies.
Associate Editor Jared Paben has worked for Resource Recycling since December 2014. Most of his earlier career was spent as a reporter for the daily newspaper in Bellingham, Wash., but he also has experience working for the Oregon volunteerism commission and for Oregon nonprofits serving low-income populations. He can be contacted at [email protected].Maine lawmakers passed an update to the state’s electronics recycling law. The shift is intended to reduce administrative burdens for e-scrap companies.
PCs and display devices will have to meet new standards to be listed on a registry of environmentally friendly electronics.
The group behind the R2 standard released a broad plan for ensuring certified facilities better conform to the electronics recycling standard. Among the considerations is the use of GPS trackers to keep tabs on material movement.
Providing less than a day of warning, China began imposing a 25 percent tariff on recovered aluminum shipments from the U.S. this week.
A byproduct from corn harvesting is a key component in a new method of e-scrap leaching.
Researchers on two continents have recently made breakthroughs on the use of leaching techniques to recover critical materials from e-scrap.
The Indian government has released rules intended to bolster an organized system of e-scrap processing by gradually increasing collection requirements for manufacturers.
The volume of reported data breach incidents in the U.S. hit a new high last year, with at least some caused by improper disposal of information.
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A large-scale, high-tech e-scrap recycling facility in Hong Kong will hold an official opening ceremony next week.